CC Adi 17.201-202 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXTS 201-202
- āra mleccha kahe, śuna—āmi ta’ ei-mate
- hinduke parihāsa kainu se dina ha-ite
- jihvā kṛṣṇa-nāma kare, nā māne varjana
- nā jāni, ki mantrauṣadhi jāne hindu-gaṇa
SYNONYMS
āra—another; mleccha—meat-eater; kahe—said; śuna—please hear; āmi—I; ta’—certainly; ei-mate—in this way; hinduke—to a Hindu; parihāsa—joking; kainu—did; se—that; dina—day; ha-ite—from; jihvā—the tongue; kṛṣṇa-nāma—the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa; kare—chants; nā—does not; māne—accept; varjana—renunciation; nā—not; jāni—I know; ki—what; mantra-auṣadhi—hymns and herbs; jāne—know; hindu-gaṇa—the Hindus.
TRANSLATION
“Another meat-eater said, ‘Sir, please hear me. Since the day I joked with some Hindus in this way, my tongue chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa hymn and cannot give it up. I do not know what mystic hymns and herbal potions these Hindus know.’