CC Antya 18.78
Antya-līlā, Chapter 18, Text 78
অন্তর্দশার কিছু ঘোর, কিছু বাহ্য-জ্ঞান ।
সেই দশা কহে ভক্ত ‘অর্ধবাহ্য’-নাম ॥ ৭৮ ॥
সেই দশা কহে ভক্ত ‘অর্ধবাহ্য’-নাম ॥ ৭৮ ॥
antar-daśāra kichu ghora, kichu bāhya-jñāna
sei daśā kahe bhakta ‘ardha-bāhya’-nāma
sei daśā kahe bhakta ‘ardha-bāhya’-nāma
Word by word
antaḥ-daśāra — of the internal condition; kichu — some; ghora — deep state; kichu — some; bāhya-jñāna — external consciousness; sei daśā — that condition; kahe — say; bhakta — devotees; ardha-bāhya — half-external consciousness; nāma — name.
Translation
When the Lord was deeply absorbed in internal consciousness but He nevertheless exhibited some external consciousness, devotees called His condition ardha-bāhya, or half-external consciousness.