CC Antya 1.179 (1996)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Antya-līlā - Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Second Meeting With the Lord

Antya-līlā 1.178 - Antya-līlā 1.180

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 179

“kāṅhā tomāra kṛṣṇa-rasa-kāvya-sudhā-sindhu

tāra madhye mithyā kene stuti-kṣāra-bindu“

SYNONYMS

kāṅhā — where; tomāra — your; kṛṣṇa-rasa-kāvya — of exalted poetry concerning the mellows of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes; sudhā-sindhu — ocean of the nectar; tāra madhye — within that; mithyā — false; kene — why; stuti — prayer; kṣāra-bindu — like a drop of alkali.

TRANSLATION

"Your exalted poetic descriptions of the mellows of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes are like an ocean of nectar. But why have you put in a false prayer about Me? It is like a drop of detestable alkali."

Antya-līlā 1.178 - Antya-līlā 1.180