CC Madhya 2.49 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 2: The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Madhya-līlā 2.48 - Madhya-līlā 2.50

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 49

śuddha-prema-sukha-sindhu, pāi tāra eka bindu,

sei bindu jagat ḍubāya

kahibāra yogya naya, tathāpi bāule kaya,

kahile vā kebā pātiyāya

SYNONYMS

śuddha-prema—unalloyed love; sukha-sindhu—an ocean of happiness; pāi—if I get; tāra—of that; eka—one; bindu—drop; sei bindu—that drop; jagat—the whole world; ḍubāya—drowns; kahibāra—to speak; yogya naya—is not fit; tathāpi—still; bāule—a madman; kaya—speaks; kahile—if spoken; vā—or; kebā pātiyāya—who believes.

TRANSLATION

"Unalloyed love of Kṛṣṇa is like an ocean of happiness. If someone gets one drop of it, the whole world can drown in that drop. It is not befitting to express such love of Godhead, yet a madman must speak. However, even though he speaks, no one believes him."

Madhya-līlā 2.48 - Madhya-līlā 2.50