CC Antya 1.195 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Antya-līlā - Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Second Meeting With the Lord
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 195
- kiṁ kāvyena kaves tasya
- kiṁ kāṇḍena dhanuṣ-mataḥ
- parasya hṛdaye lagnaṁ
- na ghūrṇayati yac chiraḥ
SYNONYMS
kim—what use; kāvyena—with poetry; kaveḥ—of the poet; tasya—that; kim—what use; kāṇḍena—with the arrow; dhanuḥ-mataḥ—of the bowman; parasya—of another; hṛdaye—in the heart; lagnam—penetrating; na ghūrṇayati—does not cause to roll about; yat—which; śiraḥ—the head.
TRANSLATION
What is the use of a bowman's arrow or a poet's poetry if they penetrate the heart but do not cause the head to spin?'