Ādi-līlāChapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 17.4

vidyā-saundarya-sad-veśa-

sambhoga-nṛtya-kīrtanaiḥ

prema-nāma-pradānaiś ca

gauro dīvyati yauvane

SYNONYMS

vidyā — education; saundarya — beauty; sat-veśanice 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; yauvanein 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.

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