CC Madhya 19.179

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

Madhya-līlā 19.178 - Madhya-līlā 19.180

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 179

yaiche bīja, ikṣu, rasa, guḍa, khaṇḍa-sāra

śarkarā, sitā, michari, uttama-michari āra

SYNONYMS

yaiche — just like; bīja — the seed; ikṣu — the sugarcane plant; rasa — the juice; guḍa — molasses; khaṇḍa-sāra — dry molasses; śarkarā — sugar; sitā — candy; michari — rock candy; uttama-michari — lozenges; āra — and.

TRANSLATION

“The gradual development of prema may be compared to different states of sugar. First there is the seed of the sugarcane, then sugarcane and then the juice extracted from the cane. When this juice is boiled, it forms liquid molasses, then solid molasses, then sugar, candy, rock candy and finally lozenges.

Madhya-līlā 19.178 - Madhya-līlā 19.180