Volume 3 - Prabhupada Books

132 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 8
ecstatic love for Kf�l)a in separation manifested by the gopis, he appreciated their
supreme love and therefore expressed his feelings in this verse. He admitted that
the fortune of the gopis could not be compared even to the fortune of the god­
dess of fortune, to say nothing of the beautiful girls in the heavenly planets.
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tasam avirabhuc chaurih
smayamana-mukhambujah
pitambara-dharah sragvi
sak�an manmatha-manmathah
SYNONYMS
tasam-among them; avirabhat-appeared; saurih-Lord Kf�l)a; smayamana­
smiling; mukha-ambujah-with a face like a lotus flower; pita-ambara-dharah­
wearing yellow garments; sragvi-garlanded with flowers; sak�at-directly; man­
matha-of Cupid; manmathah-the bewilderer.
TRANSLATION
" 'Suddenly, due to the gopis' feelings of separation, Lord Kr�r:-a appeared
among them dressed in yellow garments and wearing a flower garland. His
lotus face was smiling, and He was directly attracting the mind of Cupid.'
PURPORT
This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (1 0.32.2). When the rasa dance was
going on, Kf�l)a suddenly disappeared, and the gopis became so overwhelmed,
due to His separation and their intense love for Him, that Kr�l)a was obliged to ap­
pear again.
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kr�Qa-praptira upaya bahu-vidha haya
kr�Qa-prapti-taratamya bahuta achaya