CC Madhya 5.52 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 5: The Activities of Sākṣi-gopāla

Madhya-līlā 5.51 - Madhya-līlā 5.53

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 52

‘āre adhama! mora bhagnī cāha vivāhite

vāmana hañā cāṅda yena cāha ta’ dharite’

SYNONYMS

āre adhama—O most degraded one; mora—my; bhagnī—sister; cāha—you want; vivāhite—to marry; vāmana—a dwarf; hañā—being; cāṅda—the moon; yena—as if; cāha—you want; ta’—certainly; dharite—to capture.

TRANSLATION

The son said, “Oh, you are most degraded! You want to marry my sister, just like a dwarf who wants to catch the moon!”

Madhya-līlā 5.51 - Madhya-līlā 5.53