CC Adi 4.263 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 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.