CC Madhya 2.33
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 2: The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 33
- mṛga-mada nīlotpala, milane ye parimala,
- yei hare tāra garva-māna
- hena kṛṣṇa-aṅga-gandha, yāra nāhi se sambandha,
- sei nāsā bhastrāra samāna
SYNONYMS
mṛga-mada — the fragrance of musk; nīla-utpala — and the bluish lotus flower; milane — in mixing; ye — that; parimala — fragrance; yei — which; hare — vanquishes; tāra — of them; garva — pride; māna — and prestige; hena — such; kṛṣṇa — of Lord Kṛṣṇa; aṅga — of the body; gandha — the aroma; yāra — whose; nāhi — not; se — that; sambandha — relationship; sei — such; nāsā — nose; bhastrāra — to the bellows; samāna — equal.
TRANSLATION
“One’s nostrils are no better than the bellows of a blacksmith if one has not smelled the fragrance of Kṛṣṇa’s body, which is like the aroma of musk combined with that of the bluish lotus flower. Indeed, such combinations are actually defeated by the aroma of Kṛṣṇa’s body.