CC Antya 17.42

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

Antya-līlā 17.41 - Antya-līlā 17.43

Compare Versions: CC 1975 with CC 1996

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.

Antya-līlā 17.41 - Antya-līlā 17.43