CC Madhya 19.137 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

Madhya-līlā 19.136 - Madhya-līlā 19.138

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 137

pārāpāra-śūnya gabhīra bhakti-rasa-sindhu

tomāya cākhāite tāra kahi eka ‘bindu’

SYNONYMS

pāra-apāra—the length and breadth; śūnya—without; gabhīra—deep; bhakti-rasa—of the mellows in devotional service; sindhu—the ocean; tomāya—to you; cākhāite—to give a taste; tāra—of this ocean; kahi—I shall speak; eka—one; bindu—drop.

TRANSLATION

“The ocean of the transcendental mellows of devotional service is so big that no one can estimate its length and breadth. However, just to help you taste it, I am describing but one drop.

Madhya-līlā 19.136 - Madhya-līlā 19.138