CC Madhya 6.279 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 6: The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

Madhya-līlā 6.278 - Madhya-līlā 6.280

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 279

lohāke yāvat sparśi’ hema nāhi kare

tāvat sparśa-maṇi keha cinite nā pāre

SYNONYMS

lohāke—iron; yāvat—as long as; sparśi’—touching; hema—gold; nāhi—not; kare—transforms; tāvat—until then; sparśa-maṇi—the touchstone; keha—someone; cinite—to recognize; nā—not; pāre—is able.

TRANSLATION

As long as it does not turn iron into gold by its touch, no one can recognize an unknown stone to be a touchstone.

Madhya-līlā 6.278 - Madhya-līlā 6.280