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CC Antya 19.99

Text

ei-mata gaurahari,gandhe kaila mana curi,
bhṛṅga-prāya iti-uti dhāya
yāya vṛkṣa-latā-pāśe,
kṛṣṇa sphure — sei āśe,
kṛṣṇa nā pāya, gandha-mātra pāya

Synonyms

ei-mata — in this way; gaurahari — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; gandhe — by the scent; kaila — did; mana curi — stealing of the mind; bhṛṅga-prāya — just like a bumblebee; iti-uti dhāya — wanders here and there; yāya — goes; vṛkṣa-latā-pāśe — by the side of the trees and creepers; kṛṣṇa sphure — Lord Kṛṣṇa will appear; sei āśe — by that hope; kṛṣṇa pāya — does not obtain Kṛṣṇa; gandha-mātra pāya — gets only the scent.

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, His mind thus stolen by the scent of Kṛṣṇa’s body, ran here and there like a bumblebee. He ran to the trees and plants, hoping that Lord Kṛṣṇa would appear, but instead He found only that scent.