# Cc. Madhya 25.274 ## Text > nānā-bhāvera bhakta-jana, haṁsa-cakravāka-gaṇa, > yāte sabe' karena vihāra > kṛṣṇa-keli sumṛṇāla, yāhā pāi sarva-kāla, > bhakta-haṁsa karaye āhāra ## Synonyms *nānā*-*bhāvera* *bhakta*-*jana*—devotees relishing relationships with Kṛṣṇa in different ecstasies; *haṁsa*-*cakravāka*-*gaṇa*—compared to swans and *cakravāka* birds; *yāte*—in that place; *sabe'*—all; *karena* *vihāra*—enjoy life; *kṛṣṇa*-*keli*—the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa; *su*-*mṛṇāla*—sweet buds; *yāhā* *pāi*—which one can get; *sarva*-*kāla*—eternally; *bhakta*-*haṁsa*—the devotees, who are just like swans; *karaye*—do; *āhāra*—eating. ## Translation **The devotees who have a relationship with Kṛṣṇa are like the swans and cakravāka birds that play in the forest of lotus flowers. The buds of those lotus flowers are the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa, and they are edibles for the swanlike devotees. Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is always engaged in His transcendental pastimes; therefore the devotees, following in the footsteps of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, can always eat those lotus buds, for they are the pastimes of the Lord.**