CC Antya 5.129 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Antya-līlā - Chapter 5: How Pradyumna Miśra Received Instructions from Rāmānanda Rāya

Antya-līlā 5.128 - Antya-līlā 5.130

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 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.

Antya-līlā 5.128 - Antya-līlā 5.130