CC Madhya 19.137 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī
TEXT 137
- pārāpāra-śūnya gabhīra bhakti-rasa-sindhu
- tomāya cākhāite tāra kahi eka 'bindu'
SYNONYMS
pāra-apāra—the length and breadth; śūnya—without; gabhīra—deep; bhakti-rasa—of the mellows in devotional service; sindhu—the ocean; tomāya—to you; cākhāite—to give a taste; tāra—of this ocean; kahi—I shall speak; eka—one; bindu—drop.
TRANSLATION
"The ocean of the transcendental mellow of devotional service is so big that no one can estimate its length and breadth. However, just to help you taste it, I am describing but one drop.