9.1

aganya-dhanya-caitanya-

gananam prema-vanyaya

ninye ’dhanya-jana-svanta-

maruh sasvad anupatam

SYNONYMS

aganya—innumerable; dhanya—glorious; caitanya-gananam—of the associates of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prema-vanyaya—by the inundation of ecstatic love; ninye—was brought; adhanya-jana—of unfortunate persons; svanta-maruh—the desert of the heart; sasvat—always; anupatam—to the state of being filled with water.

The innumerable, glorious followers of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu brought a constant flood to the desertlike hearts of the unfortunate with an inundation of ecstatic love.