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Canto 10 Chapter 13 Text 8

kṛṣṇasya viṣvak puru-rāji-maṇḍalair

abhyānanāḥ phulla-dṛśo vrajārbhakāḥ

sahopaviṣṭā vipine virejuś

chadā yathāmbhoruha-karṇikāyāḥ

Like the whorl of a lotus flower surrounded by its petals and leaves, Kṛṣṇa sat in the center, encircled by lines of His friends, who all looked very beautiful. Every one of them was trying to look forward toward Kṛṣṇa, thinking that Kṛṣṇa might look toward him. In this way they all enjoyed their lunch in the forest.

Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 374

sabe cala yadi satya haya e vacana

tabe se āmāre sabe baliha brāhmaṇa

TRANSLATION

“Let us all go. If this information is correct, you should accept me as a brāhmaṇa.”

Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 354

yata mate vācaspati kahena lokere

pratīta kāhāro nāhi janmaye antare

TRANSLATION

In whatever way Vācaspati tried to explain, the people did not have trust in his words.

Canto 10 Chapter 13 Text 4

tathāgha-vadanān mṛtyo

rakṣitvā vatsa-pālakān

sarit-pulinam ānīya

bhagavān idam abravīt

Then, after saving the boys and calves from the mouth of Aghāsura, who was death personified, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, brought them all to the bank of the river and spoke the following words.

Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 337

ei mate sarva-dike loke stuti kare

hena raṅga karāyena gaurāṅga-sundare

TRANSLATION

In this way people offered prayers from all directions. Such are the pastimes of Lord Gaurāṅga!

Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 313

hena ākarṣeṇa mana śrī-caitanya-deve

eho ki iśvara-vine anyeri sambhave

TRANSLATION

Such was the attraction of Lord Śrī Caitanya. Is such attraction possible for anyone other than the Supreme Lord?

Canto 10 Chapter 13 Text 2

satām ayaṁ sāra-bhṛtāṁ nisargo

yad-artha-vāṇī-śruti-cetasām api

prati-kṣaṇaṁ navya-vad acyutasya yat

striyā viṭānām iva sādhu vārtā

Paramahaṁsas, devotees who have accepted the essence of life, are attached to Kṛṣṇa in the core of their hearts, and He is the aim of their lives. It is their nature to talk only of Kṛṣṇa at every moment, as if such topics were newer and newer. They are attached to such topics, just as materialists are attached to topics of women and sex.

Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 283

mora ghara-dvāra yata—sakala tomāra

sukhe thāka tumi keha nā jāniba āra

TRANSLATION

“My house and everything in it belong to You. You remain here peacefully. No one will disturb You.”

Caitanya-bhāgavata

Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 261

akartavya kare nija sevaka rākhite

tāra sākṣī vāli vadhe sugrīva-nimitte

 

TRANSLATION

For the sake of His devotees, the Lord performs activities that may be considered improper. An example of this is the killing of Vāli on the request of Sugrīva.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

Canto 10 Chapter 13 Text 1

śrī-śuka uvāca

sādhu pṛṣṭaṁ mahā-bhāga

tvayā bhāgavatottama

yan nūtanayasīśasya

śṛṇvann api kathāṁ muhuḥ

 

TRANSLATION

Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O best of devotees, most fortunate Parīkṣit, you have inquired very nicely, for although constantly hearing the pastimes of the Lord, you are perceiving His activities to be newer and newer.