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CC Ādi 17.4

Bengali

বিদ্যা–সৌন্দর্য–সদ্বেশ–সম্ভোগ–নৃত্য–কীৰ্তনৈঃ ।
প্রেমনামপ্রদানৈশ্চ গৌরো দীব্যতি যৌবনে ॥ ৪ ॥

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vidyā-saundarya-sad-veśa-
sambhoga-nṛtya-kīrtanaiḥ
prema-nāma-pradānaiś ca
gauro dīvyati yauvane

Synonyms

vidyā — education; saundarya — beauty; sat-veśa — nice dress; sambhoga — enjoyment; nṛtya — dancing; kīrtanaiḥ — by chanting; prema-nāma — the holy name of the Lord, which induces one to become a devotee; pradānaiḥ — by distributing; ca — and; gauraḥ — Lord Śrī Gaurasundara; dīvyati — illuminated; yauvane — in His youth.

Translation

Exhibiting His scholarship, beauty and fine dress, Lord Caitanya danced and chanted as He distributed the holy name of the Lord to awaken dormant love of Kṛṣṇa. Thus Lord Śrī Gaurasundara shone in His youthful pastimes.