CC Antya 1.180

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

CC Antya 1.179

CC Antya 1.181

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 180

rāya kahe,—“rūpera kāvya amṛtera pūra
tāra madhye eka bindu diyāche karpūra“

SYNONYMS

rāya kahe—Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya says; rūpera kāvya—the poetic expression of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī; amṛtera pūra—filled with all nectar; tāra madhye—within that; eka bindu—one drop; diyāche—he has given; karpūra—camphor.

TRANSLATION

Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya objected, “It is not alkali at all. It is a particle of camphor he has put into the nectar of his exalted poetic expression.”