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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 21.98
কৃষ্ণের ঐশ্বর্য — অপার অমৃতের সিন্ধু ।
অবগাহিতে নারি, তার ছুইলঁ এক বিন্দু ॥ ৯৮ ॥
kṛṣṇera aiśvarya — apāra amṛtera sindhu
avagāhite nāri, tāra chuilaṅ eka bindu
“The unlimited potencies of Kṛṣṇa are just like an ocean of nectar. Since one cannot bathe within that ocean, I have only touched a drop of it.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Kṛṣṇa’s unlimited potencies are compared to an ocean of nectar.
One cannot bathe within that unlimited ocean.
The speaker describes what has been shared as only touching a drop of it.
Awe becoming attraction. The Lord’s vast opulence is placed beside the intimate sweetness of Kṛṣṇa.
The mood of Madhya 21 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:
There is also a description of one of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes with Brahmā. In this chapter the author of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta has presented some nice poems about the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa’s superexcellent beauty.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 21
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the image of a single drop help you approach Kṛṣṇa’s unlimited potencies with humility?
Read the translation slowly, then pause to consider how much an ocean exceeds a single drop.
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