13.105

savitri, gauri, sarasvati, saci, rambha, arundhati

ara yata deva-narigana

nana-dravye patra bhari’, brahmanira vesa dhari’, asi’ sabe kare darasana

SYNONYMS

savitri—the wife of Lord Brahma; gauri—the wife of Lord Siva; sarasvati—the wife of Lord Nrsimhadeva; saci—the wife of King Indra; rambha—a dancing girl of heaven; arundhati—the wife of Vasistha; ara—and; yata—all; deva—celestial; nari-gana—women; nana—varieties; dravye—with gifts; patra bhari’-filling up the baskets; brahmanira—in the forms of brahmana ladies; vesa dhari’-dressing like that; asi’-coming there; sabe—all; kare—do; darasana—visit.

Dressing themselves as the wives of brahmanas, all the celestial ladies, including the wives of Lord Brahma, Lord Siva, Lord Nrsimhadeva, King Indra and Vasistha Rsi, along with Rambha, a dancing girl of heaven, came there with varieties of gifts.

PURPORT

When Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu was a newly born baby, He was visited by the neighboring ladies, most of whom were the wives of respectable brahmanas.

In the dress of brahmanas’ wives, celestial ladies like the wives of Lord Brahma and Lord Siva also came to see the newly born child.

Ordinary people saw them as respectable brahmana ladies of the neighborhood, but actually they were all celestial ladies dressed in that way.