Chapter 10
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Accepts Prasāda from the Devotees
TEXT 42
narendrera jale 'govinda' naukāte caḍiyā
jala-krīḍā kare saba bhakta-gaṇa lañā
SYNONYMS
narendrera jale—upon the water of the lake known as Narendra-sarovara; govinda—Lord Govinda; naukāte caḍiyā—getting aboard a boat; jala-krīḍā kare—displays His water pastimes; saba bhakta-gaṇa—all the devotees; lañā—taking.
TRANSLATION
Boarding a boat in the waters of Narendra-sarovara, Lord Govinda performed His water pastimes with all the devotees.
TEXT 43
sei-kāle mahāprabhu bhakta-gaṇa-saṅge
narendre āilā dekhite jala-keli-raṅge
SYNONYMS
sei-kāle—at that time; mahāprabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; bhakta-gaṇa-saṅge—with His devotees; narendre āilā—arrived at the Narendra Lake; dekhite—to see; jala-keli—the pastimes on the water; raṅge—in great jubilation.
TRANSLATION
Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu arrived with His personal associates to see the jubilant pastimes of Lord Jagannātha in the Narendra-sarovara.
TEXT 44
sei-kāle āilā saba gauḍera bhakta-gaṇa
narendrete prabhu-saṅge ha-ila milana
SYNONYMS
sei-kāle—at the same time; āilā—arrived; saba—all; gauḍera bhakta-gaṇa—the devotees from Bengal; narendrete—at the lake known as Narendra-sarovara; prabhu-saṅge—with Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; ha-ila milana—there was a meeting.
TRANSLATION
At the same time, all the devotees from Bengal arrived at the lake and had a great meeting with the Lord.
TEXT 45
bhakta-gaṇa paḍe āsi' prabhura caraṇe
uṭhāñā prabhu sabāre kailā āliṅgane
SYNONYMS
bhakta-gaṇa—the devotees; paḍe—fell; āsi'-coming; prabhura caraṇe—at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; uṭhāñā—getting them up; prabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; sabāre—all of them; kailā āliṅgane—embraced.
TRANSLATION
All the devotees immediately fell at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and the Lord lifted and embraced every one of them.
TEXT 46
gauḍīyā-sampradāya saba karena kīrtana
prabhura milane uṭhe premera krandana
SYNONYMS
gauḍīyā-sampradāya—of the group of Vaiṣṇavas from Bengal; saba—all; karena kīrtana—perform congregational chanting; prabhura milane—upon meeting Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; uṭhe—rise; premera krandana—crying in ecstatic love.
TRANSLATION
The Gauḍīya-sampradāya, consisting of all the devotees from Bengal, began congregational chanting. When they met the Lord, they began to cry loudly in ecstatic love.
TEXT 47
jala-krīḍā, vādya, gīta, nartana, kīrtana
mahā-kolāhala tīre, salile khelana
SYNONYMS
jala-krīḍā—the pastimes in the water; vādya—musical vibration; gīta—singing; nartana—dancing; kīrtana—chanting; mahā-kolāhala—tumultuous sound; tīre—on the bank; salile—in the water; khelana—sporting.
TRANSLATION
Because of the pastimes in the water, there was great jubilation on the shore, with music, singing, chanting, dancing and tumultuous crying.
TEXT 48
gauḍīyā-saṅkīrtane āra rodana miliyā
mahā-kolāhala haila brahmāṇḍa bhariyā
SYNONYMS
gauḍīyā-saṅkīrtane—congregational chanting by the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas; āra—and; rodana—crying; miliyā—mixing; mahā-kolāhala—a great, tumultuous sound vibration; haila—there was; brahmāṇḍa—the universe; bhariyā—filling.
TRANSLATION
The chanting and crying of the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas mixed and created a tumultuous sound vibration that filled the entire universe.
TEXT 49
saba bhakta lañā prabhu nāmilena jale
sabā lañā jala-krīḍā karena kutūhale
SYNONYMS
saba bhakta—all the devotees; lañā—taking; prabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; nāmilena jale—got down in the water; sabā lañā—taking all of them; jala-krīḍā—activities in the water; karena—performs; kutūhale—in great jubilation.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu entered the water with His devotees and began His pastimes with them in great jubilation.
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