CC Antya 17.59

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

CC Antya 17.58

CC Antya 17.60

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 59

“mana mora vāma-dīna, jala vinā yena mīna,
kṛṣṇa vinā kṣaṇe mari’ yāya
madhura-hāsya-vadane, mana-netra-rasāyane,
kṛṣṇa-tṛṣṇā dviguṇa bāḍāya

SYNONYMS

mana mora—My mind; vāma-dīna—unagreeably poor; jala—water; vinā—without; yena—as if; mīna—a fish; kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa; vinā—without; kṣaṇe—in a moment; mari’ yāya—dies; madhura—sweet; hāsya—smiling; vadane—face; mana—the mind; netra—the eyes; rasa-āyane—very pleasing to; kṛṣṇa-tṛṣṇā—the thirst for Kṛṣṇa; dvi-guṇa—twice as much; bāḍāya—increases.

TRANSLATION

“If I do not think of Kṛṣṇa, My impoverished mind will die within a moment like a fish out of water. But when I see Kṛṣṇa’s sweetly smiling face, My mind and eyes are so pleased that My desire for Him redoubles.