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Chapter 7: The Lord's Tour of South India

Verse 7–8 of 152
Cc Madhya 7.7-8

নিজগণ আনিঽ কহে বিনয করিযা আলিংগন করিঽ সবায শ্রীহস্তে ধরিযা তোমাসবা জানি আমি প্রাণাধিক করিঽ প্রাণ ছাডা যায, তোমাসবা ছাডিতে না পারি

निजगण आनिऽ कहे विनय करिया आलिंगन करिऽ सबाय श्रीहस्ते धरिया तोमासबा जानि आमि प्राणाधिक करिऽ प्राण छाडा याय, तोमासबा छाडिते ना पारि

nija-gaṇa āni' kahe vinaya kariyā āliṅgana kari' sabāya śrī-haste dhariyā tomā-sabā jāni āmi prāṇādhika kari' prāṇa chāḍā yāya, tomā-sabā chāḍite nā pāri

Synonyms

nija-gaṇa āni'—calling all the devotees; kahe—said; vinaya—humbleness; kariyā—showing; āliṅgana kari'—embracing; sabāya—all of them; śrī-haste—with His hands; dhariyā—catching them; tomā-sabā—all of you; jāni—I know; āmi—I; prāṇa-adhika—more than My life; kari'—taking; prāṇa chāḍā—giving up life; yāya—is possible; tomā-sabā—all of you; chāḍite—to give up; nā pāri—I am not able..

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu called all His devotees together and holding them by the hand humbly informed them: "You are all more dear to Me than My life. I can give up My life, but to give up you is difficult for Me.

Verse 7–8 of 152