Ādi-līlā | Chapter 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; kari — do; āmi — I; nāri — I am not able; āsvādite — to taste; sei — that; sukha — of the happiness; mādhurya — the sweetness; ghrāṇe — by smelling; lobha — desire; bāḍhe — increases; citte — in 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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