CC Antya 17.59 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Antya-līlā - Chapter 17: The Bodily Transformations of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Antya-līlā 17.58 - Antya-līlā 17.60

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 59

“mana mora vāma-dīna, jala vinā yena mīna,

kṛṣṇa vinā kṣaṇe mari’ yāya

madhura-hāsya-vadane, mana-netra-rasāyane,

kṛṣṇa-tṛṣṇā dviguṇa bāḍāya

SYNONYMS

mana mora—My mind; vāma-dīna—unagreeably poor; jala—water; vinā—without; yena—as if; mīna—a fish; kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa; vinā—without; kṣaṇe—in a moment; mari’ yāya—dies; madhura—sweet; hāsya—smiling; vadane—face; mana—the mind; netra—the eyes; rasa-āyane—very pleasing to; kṛṣṇa-tṛṣṇā—the thirst for Kṛṣṇa; dvi-guṇa—twice as much; bāḍāya—increases.

TRANSLATION

“If I do not think of Kṛṣṇa, My impoverished mind will die within a moment like a fish out of water. But when I see Kṛṣṇa’s sweetly smiling face, My mind and eyes are so pleased that My desire for Him redoubles.

Antya-līlā 17.58 - Antya-līlā 17.60