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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 12.95
তাহার মাধুর্য–গন্ধে লুব্ধ হয় মন ।
অতএব তটে রহি’ চাকি এক কণ ॥ ৯৫ ॥
tāhāra mādhurya-gandhe lubdha haya mana
ataeva taṭe rahi’ cāki eka kaṇa
It is not possible to dip into that great ocean, but its sweet mellow fragrance attracts my mind. I therefore stand on the shore of that ocean to try to taste but a drop of it.
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The author says it is not possible to dip into that great ocean.
Yet its sweet mellow fragrance attracts his mind.
He therefore stands on the shore, trying to taste just one drop.
Loyalty and discernment. The narrative distinguishes fidelity to the ācārya from deviation.
The mood of Ādi 12 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Kamalākānta Viśvāsa was then purified by the request of Śrī Advaita Ācārya. After describing the descendants of Advaita Ācārya, the chapter concludes by describing the followers of Gadādhara Paṇḍita Gosvāmī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 12
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “mellow”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What attracts you to seek even one small taste of these pastimes?
Read this translation slowly and spend a minute reflecting on the humble desire to taste just one drop.
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