CC Antya 1.195

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

Antya-līlā 1.194 - Antya-līlā 1.196

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 195

kiṁ kāvyena kaves tasya

kiṁ kāṇḍena dhanuṣ-mataḥ

parasya hṛdaye lagnaṁ

na ghūrṇayati yac chiraḥ

SYNONYMS

kim—what use; kāvyena—with poetry; kaveḥ—of the poet; tasya—that; kim—what use; kāṇḍena—with the arrow; dhanuḥ—mataḥ—of the bowman; parasya—of another; hṛdaye—in the heart; lagnam—penetrating; na ghūrṇayati—does not cause to roll about; yat—which; śiraḥ—the head.

TRANSLATION

"'What is the use of a bowman’s arrow or a poet’s poetry if they penetrate the heart but do not cause the head to spin?'"

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