CC Antya 17.59
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Antya-līlā - Chapter 17: The Bodily Transformations of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 59
- "mana mora vāma-dīna, jala vinā yena mīna,
- kṛṣṇa vinā kṣaṇe mari' yāya
- madhura-hāsya-vadane, mana-netra-rasāyane,
- kṛṣṇa-tṛṣṇā dviguṇa bāḍāya
SYNONYMS
mana mora — My mind; vāma-dīna — unagreeably poor; jala — water; vinā — without; yena — as if; mīna — a fish; kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; vinā — without; kṣaṇe — in a moment; mari yāya — dies; madhura — sweet; hāsya — smiling; vadane — face; mana — the mind; netra — the eyes; rasa-āyane — very pleasing to; kṛṣṇa-tṛṣṇā — the thirst for Kṛṣṇa; dvi-guṇa — twice as much; bāḍāya — increases.
TRANSLATION
"If I do not think of Kṛṣṇa, My impoverished mind will die within a moment like a fish out of water. But when I see Kṛṣṇa's sweetly smiling face, My mind and eyes are so pleased that My desire for Him redoubles.