CC Adi 4.264
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
TEXT 264
- rasa āsvādite āmi kaila avatāra
- prema-rasa āsvādila vividha prakāra
SYNONYMS
rasa — mellows; āsvādite — to taste; āmi — I; kaila — made; avatāra — incarnation; prema-rasa — transcendental mellows of love; āsvādila — I tasted; vividha prakāra — different varieties of.
TRANSLATION
"Formerly I appeared in the world to taste mellows, and I tasted the mellows of pure love in various ways."