Antya-līlāChapter 15: The Transcendental Madness of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 15.66

saudāminī pītāmbara, sthira nahe nirantara,

muktā-hāra baka-pāńti bhāla

indra-dhanu śikhi-pākhā, upare diyāche dekhā,

āra dhanu vaijayantī-māla

SYNONYMS

saudāminī — lightning; pīta-ambara — the yellow garments sthira — still; nahe — is not; nirantara — always; muktā-hāra — the necklace of pearls; baka-pāńti bhāla — like a line of ducks; indra-dhanu — the bow of Indra (a rainbow); śikhi-pākhā — the peacock feather; upare — on the head; diyāche dekhā — is seen; āra dhanu — another rainbow; vaijayantī-māla — the vaijayantī garland.

TRANSLATION

"Kṛṣṇa's yellow garments look exactly like restless lightning in the sky, and the pearl necklace on His neck appears like a line of ducks flying below a cloud. Both the peacock feather on His head and His vaijayantī garland [containing flowers of five colors] resemble rainbows.

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