Ādi-līlā | Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 4.264
rasa āsvādite āmi kaila avatāra
prema-rasa āsvādila vividha prakāra
SYNONYMS
rasa — mellows; āsvādite — to taste; āmi — I; kaila — made; avatāra — incarnation; prema-rasa — transcendental mellows of love; āsvādila — I tasted; vividha prakāra — different varieties of.
TRANSLATION
"Formerly I appeared in the world to taste mellows, and I tasted the mellows of pure love in various ways.
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