CC Adi 17.181
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth
TEXT 181
- mora buke nakha diyā ghora-svare bale
- phāḍimu tomāra buka mṛdaṅga badale
SYNONYMS
mora — my; buke — on the chest; nakha — nails; diyā — placing; ghora — roaring; svare — in a voice; bale — says; phāḍimu — I shall bifurcate; tomāra — your; buka — chest; mṛdaṅga — for the drum; badale — in exchange.
TRANSLATION
“Placing its nails on my chest, the lion said in a grave voice, ‘I shall immediately bifurcate your chest as you broke the mṛdaṅga drum!