CC Adi 4.263
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
TEXT 263
- nānā yatna kari āmi, nāri āsvādite
- sei sukha-mādhurya-ghrāṇe lobha bāḍhe citte
SYNONYMS
nānā — various; yatna — attempts; kari — do; āmi — I; nāri — I am not able; āsvādite — to taste; sei — that; sukha — of the happiness; mādhurya — the sweetness; ghrāṇe — by smelling; lobha — desire; bāḍhe — increases; citte — in the mind.
TRANSLATION
"In spite of various efforts, I have not been able to taste it. But My desire to relish that pleasure increases as I smell its sweetness."