CC Madhya 17.161
Madhya-līlā, Chapter 17, Text 161
লোকে কহে প্রভু দেখি’ হঞা বিস্ময় ।
ঐছে হেন প্রেম ‘লৌকিক’ কভু নয় ॥ ১৬১ ॥
ঐছে হেন প্রেম ‘লৌকিক’ কভু নয় ॥ ১৬১ ॥
loke kahe prabhu dekhi’ hañā vismaya
aiche hena prema ‘laukika’ kabhu naya
aiche hena prema ‘laukika’ kabhu naya
Word by word
loke kahe — the people said; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; dekhi’ — seeing; hañā vismaya — being struck with wonder; aiche — such; hena — similar; prema — love of Godhead; laukika — ordinary; kabhu naya — never is.
Translation
When the people saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s dancing and chanting, they were struck with wonder, and they all said, “Such transcendental love is never an ordinary thing.”