2.56

kahan se tri-bhanga-thama, kahan sei venu-gana, kahan sei yamuna-pulina

kahan se rasa-vilasa, kahan nrtya-gita-hasa, kahan prabhu madana-mohana

SYNONYMS

kahan—where; se—that; tri-bhanga-thama—figure curved in three places; kahan—where; sei—that; venu-gana—sweet song of the flute; kahan—where; sei—that; yamuna-pulina—bank of the Yamuna River; kahan—where; se—that; rasa-vilasa—the rasa dance; kahan—where; nrtya-gita-hasa—dancing, music and laughing; kahan—where; prabhu—My Lord; madana-mohana—the enchanter of Madana (Cupid).

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to lament by saying, “Where is Sri Krsna, whose form is curved in three places? Where is the sweet song of His flute, and where is the bank of the Yamuna? Where is the rasa dance? Where is that dancing, singing, and laughing? Where is My Lord, Madana-mohana, the enchanter of Cupid?”