CC Antya 1.179 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Antya-līlā - Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Second Meeting With the Lord

Antya-līlā 1.178 - Antya-līlā 1.180

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 179

“kāṅhā tomāra kṛṣṇa-rasa-kāvya-sudhā-sindhu

tāra madhye mithyā kene stuti-kṣāra-bindu“

SYNONYMS

kāṅhā—where; tomāra—your; kṛṣṇa-rasa-kāvya—of exalted poetry concerning the mellows of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes; sudhā-sindhu—ocean of the nectar; tāra madhye—within that; mithyā—false; kene—why; stuti—prayer; kṣāra-bindu—like a drop of alkali.

TRANSLATION

“Your exalted poetic descriptions of the mellows of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes are like an ocean of nectar. But why have you put in a false prayer about Me? It is like a drop of detestable alkali.”

Antya-līlā 1.178 - Antya-līlā 1.180