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jala pana kariya nace hana vihvala
yamunakarsana-lila dekhaye sakala
SYNONYMS
jala—water; pana kariya—after drinking; nace—dances; hana—becoming; vihvala—ecstatic; yamuna-akarsana—attracting the river Yamuna; lila—pastimes; dekhaye—sees; sakala—everyone.
After drinking the water, Lord Caitanya became so ecstatic that He began to dance.
Thus everyone saw the pastime of attracting the river Yamuna.
PURPORT
Yamunakarsana-lila is the pastime of attracting Yamuna.
One day, Sri Baladeva wanted the Yamuna River to come before Him, and when the river Yamuna refused, He took His plow, wanting to dig a canal so that Yamuna would be obliged to come there.
Since Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the original form of Baladeva, in His ecstasy He asked everyone to bring honey.
In this way, all the devotees standing there saw the yamunakarsana-lila.
In this lila, Baladeva was accompanied by His girlfriends.
After drinking a honey beverage called Varuni, He wanted to jump into the Yamuna and swim with the girls.
It is stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.65.25-30, 33) that Lord Baladeva asked Yamuna to come near, and when the river disobeyed the, order of the Lord, He became angry and thus wanted to snatch her near to Him with His plow.
Yamuna, however, very much afraid of Lord Balarama’s anger, immediately came and surrendered unto Him, praying to the Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and admitting her fault.
She was then excused.
This is the sum and substance of the yamunakarsana-lila.
The incident is also described in the prayer of Jayadeva Gosvami concerning the ten incarnations:
vahasi vapusi visade vasanam jaladabham
halahati-bhiti-milita-yamunabham