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.