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  "name":"Cc. Antya 15.72",
  "h1":"Cc. Antya 15.72",
  "label":"Text 72",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 15.72",
  "description":"\"My dear friend, Kṛṣṇa acts just like a hunter. This hunter does not care for piety or impiety; He simply creates many devices to conquer the cores of the hearts of the doelike gopīs."

} —

Cc. Antya 15.72

Text

bāndhava kṛṣṇa kare vyādhera ācāra
nāhi māne dharmādharma, hare nārī-mṛgī-marma,
kare nānā upāya tāhāra

Synonyms

bāndhava—O friend; kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa; kare—does; vyādhera ācāra—the behavior of a hunter; nāhi—not; māne—cares for; dharma-adharma—piety and impiety; hare—attracts; nārī—of a woman; mṛgī—doe; marma—the core of the heart; kare—does; nānā—varieties of; upāya—means; tāhāra—for that purpose.

Translation

“My dear friend, Kṛṣṇa acts just like a hunter. This hunter does not care for piety or impiety; He simply creates many devices to conquer the cores of the hearts of the doelike gopīs.