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eteka vilapa kari’, visade sri-gaurahari, ughadiya duhkhera kapata

bhavera taranga-bale, nana-rupe mana cale, ara eka sloka kaila patha

SYNONYMS

eteka—in this way; vilapa—lamentation; kari’-doing; visade—in moroseness; sri-gaurahari—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ughadiya—opening; duhkhera—of unhappiness; kapata—doors; bhavera—of ecstasy; taranga-bale—by the force of the waves; nana-rupe—in various ways; mana—His mind; cale—wanders; ara eka—another one; sloka—verse; kaila—did; patha—recite.

In this way, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu lamented in a great ocean of sadness, and thus He opened the doors of His unhappiness.

Forced by the waves of ecstasy, His mind wandered over transcendental mellows, and in this way He recited another verse (as follows).