CC Antya 1.180 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Antya-līlā - Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Second Meeting With the Lord

Antya-līlā 1.179 - Antya-līlā 1.181

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 180

rāya kahe,--"rūpera kāvya amṛtera pūra

tāra madhye eka bindu diyāche karpūra"

SYNONYMS

rāya kahe—Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya says; rūpera kāvya—the poetic expression of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī; amṛtera pūra—filled with all nectar; tāra madhye—within that; eka bindu—one drop; diyāche—he has given; karpūra—camphor.

TRANSLATION

Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya objected, "It is not alkali at all. It is a particle of camphor he has put into the nectar of his exalted poetic expression."

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