CC Adi 4.264 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 264
- rasa āsvādite āmi kaila avatāra
- prema-rasa āsvādila vividha prakāra
SYNONYMS
rasa—mellows; āsvādite—to taste; āmi—I; kaila—made; avatāra—incarnation; prema-rasa—transcendental mellows of love; āsvādila—I tasted; vividha prakāra—different varieties of.
TRANSLATION
“Formerly I appeared in the world to taste mellows, and I tasted the mellows of pure love in various ways.