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
bhṛṅga-prāya iti-uti dhāya
yāya vṛkṣa-latā-pāśe, kṛṣṇa sphure--sei āśe,
kṛṣṇa nā pāya, gandha-mātra pāya
Synonyms
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.
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, His mind thus stolen by that scent, 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 the scent of Kṛṣṇa's body.