CC Antya 1.195 (1975)

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

Antya-līlā 1.194 - Antya-līlā 1.196

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 195

kiṁ kāvyena kaves tasya

kiṁ kāṇḍena dhanuṣ-mataḥ

parasya hṛdaye lagnaṁ

na ghūrṇayati yac chiraḥ

SYNONYMS

kim—what use; kāvyena—with poetry; kaveḥ—of the poet; tasya—that; kim—what use; kāṇḍena—with the arrow; dhanuḥ—mataḥ—of the bowman; parasya—of another; hṛdaye—in the heart; lagnam—penetrating; na ghūrṇayati—does not cause to roll about; yat—which; śiraḥ—the head.

TRANSLATION

“‘What is the use of a bowman’s arrow or a poet’s poetry if they penetrate the heart but do not cause the head to spin?’

Antya-līlā 1.194 - Antya-līlā 1.196