CC Antya 8.49

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Antya-līlā - Chapter 8: Rāmacandra Purī Criticizes the Lord

Antya-līlā 8.48 - Antya-līlā 8.50

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 49

"rātrāv atra aikṣavam āsīt, tena

pipīlikāḥ sañcaranti aho! viraktānāṁ

sannyāsinām iyam indriya-lālaseti

bruvann utthāya gataḥ."

SYNONYMS

rātrau — at night; atra — here; aikṣavam — sugar candy; āsīt — was; tena — by that; pipīlikāḥ — ants; sañcaranti — wander about; aho — alas; viraktānām — renounced; sannyāsinām — of sannyāsīs; iyam — this; indriya — to the senses; lālasa — attachment; iti — thus; bruvan — speaking; utthāya — getting up; gataḥ — left.

TRANSLATION

"Last night there was sugar candy here," he said. "Therefore ants are wandering about. Alas, this renounced sannyāsī is attached to such sense gratification!" After speaking in this way, he got up and left.

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