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  "name":"Cc. Antya 16.103",
  "h1":"Cc. Antya 16.103",
  "label":"Text 103",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 16.103",
  "description":"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu performed His external activities, but His mind was filled with ecstatic love. With great difficulty He tried to restrain His mind, but it would always be overwhelmed by very deep ecstasy."

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Cc. Antya 16.103

Text

bāhya-kṛtya karena, preme garagara mana
kaṣṭe samvaraṇa karena, āveśa saghana

Synonyms

bāhya-kṛtya—external activities; karena—performs; preme—in ecstatic love; garagara—filled; mana—mind; kaṣṭe—with great difficulty; samvaraṇa karena—restricts; āveśa—ecstasy; saghana—very deep.

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu performed His external activities, but His mind was filled with ecstatic love. With great difficulty He tried to restrain His mind, but it would always be overwhelmed by very deep ecstasy.