Madhya-līlāChapter 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yātrā

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 13.128

ihāń lokāraṇya, hātī, ghoḍā, ratha-dhvani

tāhāń puṣpāraṇya, bhṛńga-pika-nāda śuni

SYNONYMS

ihāń — at this place, Kurukṣetra; loka-araṇya — too great a crowd of people; hātī — elephants; ghoḍā — horses; ratha-dhvani — the rattling sound of chariots; tāhāń — there, in Vṛndāvana; puṣpa-araṇya — the garden of flowers; bhṛńga — of bumblebees; pika — of the birds; nāda — sound; śuniI hear.

TRANSLATION

"In Kurukṣetra there are crowds of people, elephants and horses, and also the rattling of chariots. But in Vṛndāvana there are flower gardens, and the humming of the bees and chirping of the birds can be heard.

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