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Śrī-Caitanya-citrāṣṭakam

gem; atula-ratna-sādṛśa-bhavaḥ – producing similar
matchless jewels; kākāḥ – crows; khagendrāḥ – kings
of birds; iva – like; śākhoṭaḥ – Trophis aspera (a small,
crooked, ugly tree); taruḥ – tree; eva – indeed; candana-
dharaḥ – holding sandalwood; raṇḍaḥ – a barren tree;
ca – and; kalpa-drumaḥ – a desire-fulfilling tree; gauḍe –
in Gauḍadeśa; gaura-sudhākare – moon-like Gaurāṅga;
samudite – having appeared; kiṁ kim – what; vicitram –
wonderful; na – not; hi – indeed.

Translation
As the moon-like Lord Gaurāṅga appeared in Gauḍadeśa,
glass turns into gold; gold becomes the philosopher’s
stone; Vaidūrya gems produce similar matchless jewels;
crows become like Garuḍa; crooked, ugly trees become
sandalwood trees; and barren trees become wish-fulfilling
trees. Is this not wonderful?

TEXT 4

ै
ब्रह्ाद्रपि ्वाप्छि्तं मुपन्वरैभा्लवयं च रक्मयापदकैर्
ए्वंप्म सुदुर्लभं न्वसु्ा समिूण्लभू्तं करौ ।
े
े
े
चाण्ारा्वप्िाििामरजना: प्मोज््वरं रपभरे
गौ्े गौरसु्ाकरे समुपद्ते पक ं पक ं प्वपचत्रं न पह ॥ ४ ॥
brahmādyair api vāñchitaṁ muni-varair bhāvyaṁ ca lakṣmy-ādikair
evaṁ-prema sudurlabhaṁ nava-sudhā sampūrṇa-bhūtaṁ kalau |
cāṇḍālāvadhi-pāpa-pāmara-janāḥ premojjvalaṁ lebhire
gauḍe gaura-sudhākare samudite kiṁ kiṁ vicitraṁ na hi || 4 ||