CC Antya 18.19 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Antya-līlā - Chapter 18: Rescuing the Lord from the Sea

Antya-līlā 18.18 - Antya-līlā 18.20

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 19

premāra vikāra varṇite cāhe yei jana

cānda dharite cāhe, yena hañā ‘vāmana’

SYNONYMS

premāra—of ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa; vikāra—transformations; varṇite—to describe; cāhe—wants; yei jana—which person; cānda dharite—to catch the moon; cāhe—he wants; yena—as if; hañā—being; vāmana—a dwarf.

TRANSLATION

One who wants to describe the transformations of ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa is like a dwarf trying to catch the moon in the sky.

Antya-līlā 18.18 - Antya-līlā 18.20