17.4

vidya-saundarya-sad-vesa-

sambhoga-nrtya-kirtanaih

prema-nama-pradanais ca

gauro divyati yauvane

SYNONYMS

vidya—education; saundarya—beauty; sat-vesa—nice dress; sambhoga—enjoyment; nrtya—dancing; kirtanaih—by chanting; prema-nama—the holy name of the Lord, which induces one to become a devotee; pradanaih—by distributing; ca—and; gaurah—Lord Sri Gaurasundara; divyati—illuminated; yauvane—in His youth.

Exhibiting His scholarship, beauty and fine dress, Lord Caitanya danced, as He chanted and distributed the holy name of the Lord to awaken dormant love of Krsna.

Thus Lord Sri Gaurasundara shone in His youthful pastimes.