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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Ādi 4.119-120
ei mata pūrve krishna rasera sadana
yadyapi karila rasa-niryāsa-carvana
tathāpi nahila tina vāńchita pūrana
tāhā āsvādite yadi karila yatana
SYNONYMS
ei mata — like this; pūrve — previously; krishna — Lord Krishna; rasera — of mellows; sadana — the reservoir; yadyapi — even though; karila — did; rasa — of the mellows; niryāsa — the essence; carvana — chewing; tathāpi — still; nahila — was not; tina — three; vāńchita — desired objects; pūrana — fulfilling; tāhā — that; āsvādite — to taste; yadi — though; karila — were made; yatana — efforts.
TRANSLATION
Even though Lord Krishna, the abode of all mellows, had previously in this way chewed the essence of the mellows of love, still He was unable to fulfill three desires, although He made efforts to taste them.
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