ei-mata gaurahari, gandhe kaila mana curi,
bhṛṅga-prāya iti-uti dhāya
yāya vṛkṣa-latā-pāśe, kṛṣṇa sphure — sei āśe,
kṛṣṇa nā pāya, gandha-mātra pāya

 ei-mata - in this way; gaurahari - Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; gandhe - by the scent; kaila - did; mana curi - stealing of the mind; bhṛṅga-prāya - just like a bumblebee; iti-uti dhāya - wanders here and there; yāya - goes; vṛkṣa-latā-pāśe - by the side of the trees and creepers; kṛṣṇa sphure - Lord Kṛṣṇa will appear; sei āśe - by that hope; kṛṣṇa nā pāya - does not obtain Kṛṣṇa; gandha-mātra pāya - gets only the scent.


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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, His mind thus stolen by the scent of Kṛṣṇa’s body, ran here and there like a bumblebee. He ran to the trees and plants, hoping that Lord Kṛṣṇa would appear, but instead He found only that scent.

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