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CC Madhya 17.161

Bengali

লোকে কহে প্রভু দেখি’ হঞা বিস্ময় ।
ঐছে হেন প্রেম ‘লৌকিক’ কভু নয় ॥ ১৬১ ॥

Text

loke kahe prabhu dekhi’ hañā vismaya
aiche hena prema ‘laukika’ kabhu naya

Synonyms

loke kahe — the people said; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; dekhi’ — seeing; hañā vismaya — being struck with wonder; aiche — such; hena — similar; prema — love of Godhead; laukika — ordinary; kabhu naya — never is.

Translation

When the people saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s dancing and chanting, they were struck with wonder, and they all said, “Such transcendental love is never an ordinary thing.”