CC Antya 17.42

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

Antya-līlā 17.41 - Antya-līlā 17.43

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 42

kaha, sakhi, ki kari upāya?

kṛṣṇera se śabda-guṇe, harile āmāra kāṇe,

ebe nā pāya, tṛṣṇāya mari' yāya

SYNONYMS

kaha — please say; sakhi — My dear friend; ki — what; kari — can I do; upāya — means; kṛṣṇera — of Kṛṣṇa; se — that; śabda — of the sound; guṇe — the qualities; harile — having attracted; āmāra — My; kāṇe — ears; ebe — now; nā pāya — do not get; tṛṣṇāya — from thirst; mari yāya — I am dying.

TRANSLATION

"My dear friend, please tell Me what to do. My ears have been plundered by the qualities of Kṛṣṇa's sound. Now, however, I cannot hear His transcendental sound, and I am almost dead for want of it.

Antya-līlā 17.41 - Antya-līlā 17.43