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  "name":"Cc. Antya 2.18",
  "h1":"Cc. Antya 2.18",
  "label":"Text 18",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 2.18",
  "description":"Nakula Brahmacārī became exactly like a man haunted by a ghost. Thus he sometimes laughed, sometimes cried, sometimes danced and sometimes chanted like a madman."

} —

Cc. Antya 2.18

Text

graha-grasta-prāya nakula premāviṣṭa hañā
hāse, kānde, nāce, gāya unmatta hañā

Synonyms

graha-grasta-prāya—exactly like one haunted by a ghost; nakula—Nakula Brahmacārī; prema-āviṣṭa hañā—being overwhelmed by ecstatic love of God; hāse—laughs; kānde—cries; nāce—dances; gāya—chants; unmatta hañā—just like a madman.

Translation

Nakula Brahmacārī became exactly like a man haunted by a ghost. Thus he sometimes laughed, sometimes cried, sometimes danced and sometimes chanted like a madman.