CC Adi 4.119-120 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Ādi-līlā 4.118 - Ādi-līlā 4.121

Compare Versions: CC 1975 with CC 1996

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXTS 119-120

ei mata pūrve kṛṣṇa rasera sadana

yadyapi karila rasa-niryāsa-carvaṇa

tathāpi nahila tina vāñchita pūraṇa

tāhā āsvādite yadi karila yatana

SYNONYMS

ei mata—like this; pūrve—previously; kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa; rasera—of mellows; sadana—the reservoir; yadyapi—even though; karila—did; rasa—of the mellows; niryāsa—the essence; carvaṇa—chewing; tathāpi—still; nahila—was not; tina—three; vāñchita—desired objects; pūraṇa—fulfilling; tāhā—that; āsvādite—to taste; yadi—though; karila—were made; yatana—efforts.

TRANSLATION

Even though Lord Kṛṣṇa, the abode of all mellows, had previously in this way chewed the essence of the mellows of love, still He was unable to fulfill three desires, although He made efforts to taste them.

Ādi-līlā 4.118 - Ādi-līlā 4.121