17.1
gacchan vrndavanam gauro
vyaghrebhaina-khagan vane
premonmattan sahonnrtyan
vidadhe krsna-jalpinah
SYNONYMS
gacchan—going; vrndavanam—to Vrndavana-dhama; gaurah—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vyaghra—tigers; ibha—elephants; ena—deer; khagan—and birds; vane—in the forest; prema-unmattan—maddened by ecstatic love; saha—with; unnrtyan—dancing; vidadhe—made; krsna—Lord Krsna’s name; jalpinah—chanting.
On His way to Vrndavana, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu passed through the forest of Jharikhanda and made all the tigers, elephants, deer and birds dance and chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.
Thus all these animals were overwhelmed by ecstatic love.