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ei-mata gaurahari, gandhe kaila mana curi,
bhṛṅga-prāya iti-uti dhāya
yāya vṛkṣa-latā-pāśe, kṛṣṇa sphure—sei āśe,
kṛṣṇa nā pāya, gandha-mātra pāya

Synonyms

ei-mata—in this way; gaurahari—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; gandhe—by the scent; kaila—did; mana curi—stealing of the mind; bhṛṅga-prāya—just like a bumblebee; iti-uti dhāya—wanders here and there; yaya—goes; vṛkṣa-latā-pase—by the side of the trees and creepers; krsna sphure—Lord Kṛṣṇa will appear; sei ase—by that hope; krsna na paya—does not obtain Kṛṣṇa; gandha-matra paya—gets only the scent. 

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, His mind thus stolen by that scent, ran here and there like a bumblebee. He ran to the trees and plants, hoping that Lord Kṛṣṇa would appear, but instead He found only the scent of Kṛṣṇa’s body. 

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