Madhya 1.229

TEXT 229

TEXT

মথুরা যাইব আমি এত লোক সঙ্গে ।
কিছু সুখ না পাইব, হবে রসভঙ্গে ॥ ২২৯ ॥

mathura yaiba ami eta loka saṅge

kichu sukha na paiba, habe rasa-bhaṅge

SYNONYMS

mathura-the holy place of the name Mathura; yaiba-shall go; ami-I; eta-so many; loka-people; saṅge-with; kichu-any; sukha-happiness; na-not; paiba-I shall get; habe-there will be; rasa-bhaṅge-a disturbance in the atmosphere.

TRANSLATION

The Lord thought: "If I go to Mathura with such crowds behind Me, it would not be a very happy situation, for the atmosphere would be disturbed."

PURPORT

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu confirms that visiting a holy place like Vrndavana with so many people is simply disturbing. He would not find the happiness He desired by visiting such holy places in that way.