Ādi-līlā | Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 4.119-120
ei mata pūrve kṛṣṇa rasera sadana
yadyapi karila rasa-niryāsa-carvaṇa
tathāpi nahila tina vāñchita pūraṇa
tāhā āsvādite yadi karila yatana
SYNONYMS
ei mata — like this; pūrve — previously; kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; rasera — of mellows; sadana — the reservoir; yadyapi — even though; karila — did; rasa — of the mellows; niryāsa — the essence; carvaṇa — chewing; tathāpi — still; nahila — was not; tina — three; vāñchita — desired objects; pūraṇa — fulfilling; tāhā — that; āsvādite — to taste; yadi — though; karila — were made; yatana — efforts.
TRANSLATION
Even though Lord Kṛṣṇa, 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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