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kva me kantah krsnas tvaritam iha tam lokaya sakhe

tvam eveti dvaradhipam abhivadann unmada iva

drutam gaccha drastum priyam iti tad-uktena dhrta-tad-

bhujantar gaurango hrdaya udayan mam madayati

SYNONYMS

kva—where; me—My; kantah—beloved; krsnah—Lord Krsna; tvaritam—quickly; iha—here; tam—Him; lokaya—show; sakhe—O friend; tvam—you; eva—certainly; iti—thus; dvara-adhipam—the doorkeeper; abhivadan—requesting; unmadah—a madman; iva—like; drutam—very quickly; gaccha—come; drastum—to see; priyam—beloved; iti—thus; tat—of him; uktena—with the words; dhrta—caught; tat—His; bhuja-antah—end of the arm; gaurangah—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; hrdaye—in my heart; udayan—rising; mam—me; madayati—maddens “ ’My dear friend the doorkeeper, where is Krsna, the Lord of My heart? Kindly show Him to Me quickly.’ With these words, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu addressed the doorkeeper like a madman.

The doorkeeper grasped His hand and replied very hastily,’Come, see Your beloved!’ May that Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu rise within my heart and thus make me mad also.”