CC Antya 5.129
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Antya-līlā - Chapter 5: How Pradyumna Miśra Received Instructions from Rāmānanda Rāya
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 129
- śuniyā kavira haila lajjā, bhaya, vismaya
- haṁsa-madhye baka yaiche kichu nāhi kaya
SYNONYMS
śuniyā — hearing; kavira — of the poet; haila — there was; lajjā — shame; bhaya — fear; vismaya — astonishment; haṁsa-madhye — in a society of white swans; baka — a duck; yaiche — just as; kichu — anything; nāhi — not; kaya — utters.
TRANSLATION
When the Bengali poet heard this chastisement from Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, he was ashamed, fearful and astonished. Indeed, being like a duck in a society of white swans, he could not say anything.