Ādi-līlāChapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 4.263

nānā yatna kari āmi, nāri āsvādite

sei sukha-mādhurya-ghrāṇe lobha bāḍhe citte

SYNONYMS

nānā — various; yatna — attempts; karido; āmiI; nāriI am not able; āsvāditeto taste; sei — that; sukha — of the happiness; mādhurya — the sweetness; ghrāṇe — by smelling; lobha — desire; bāḍhe — increases; cittein the mind.

TRANSLATION

"In spite of various efforts, I have not been able to taste it. But My desire to relish that pleasure increases as I smell its sweetness.

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