CC Antya 17.42

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, Chapter 17: The Bodily Transformations of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

CC Antya 17.41

CC Antya 17.43

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 42

kaha, sakhi, ki kari upāya?
kṛṣṇera se śabda-guṇe, harile āmāra kāṇe,
ebe nā pāya, tṛṣṇāya mari’ yāya

SYNONYMS

kaha—please say; sakhi—My dear friend; ki—what; kari—can I do; upāya—means; kṛṣṇera—of Kṛṣṇa; se—that; śabda—of the sound; guṇe—the qualities; harile—having attracted; āmāra—My; kāṇe—ears; ebe—now; nā pāya—do not get; tṛṣṇāya—from thirst; mari’ yāya—I am dying.

TRANSLATION

“My dear friend, please tell Me what to do. My ears have been plundered by the qualities of Kṛṣṇa’s sound. Now, however, I cannot hear His transcendental sound, and I am almost dead for want of it.