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Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for Lord Caitanya's Appearance

Verse 263 of 262
Cc Ādi 4.263

নানা যত্ন করি আমি, নারি আস্বাদিতে সেই সুখমাধুর্যঘ্রাণে লোভ বাঢে চিত্তে

नाना यत्न करि आमि, नारि आस्वादिते सेइ सुखमाधुर्यघ्राणे लोभ बाढे चित्ते

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.

Verse 263 of 262