'dekhinu' 'dekhinu' bali' ha-ila pÄgala
preme ná¹›tya kare, haila vaiṣṇava Ägala
dekhinu - I have seen; dekhinu - I have seen; bali' - saying; ha-ila - became; pÄgala - mad; preme - in the ecstasy of love; ná¹›tya - dancing; kare - does; haila - became; vaiṣṇava - devotee; Ägala - first class.
Saying “I have seen! I have seen!†and dancing in ecstatic love as though mad, he became a first-class Vaiṣṇava.
There was a Muslim tailor near the house of ÅšrÄ«vÄsa ṬhÄkura who used to sew the garments of the family. One day he was very pleased with the dancing of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu; indeed, he was enchanted. The Lord, understanding his attitude, showed him His original form as Kṛṣṇa. The tailor then began to dance, saying, “I have seen! I have seen!†He became absorbed in ecstatic love and began to dance with Lord Caitanya. Thus he became one of the foremost Vaiṣṇava adherents of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu.
