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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 23.121
তুমি যে কহিলা, এই সিদ্ধান্তামৃত-সিন্ধু ।
মোর মন ছুঁইতে নারে ইহার একবিন্দু ॥ ১২১ ॥
tumi ye kahilā, ei siddhāntāmṛta-sindhu
mora mana chuṅite nāre ihāra eka-bindu
“The conclusions that You have told me are the ocean of the ambrosia of truth. My mind is unable to approach even a drop of that ocean.
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The conclusions received are compared to an ocean of the ambrosia of truth.
The speaker feels unable to approach even one drop of that ocean with his mind.
His words express deep appreciation for the teachings and humility about his ability to grasp them.
Theological emotional crescendo. Bhāva, prema, the devotional rasas, and mahābhāva are systematically expounded.
The mood of Madhya 23 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:
In this way Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu blessed Sanātana Gosvāmī, placing His hand on his head. Thus Sanātana received the power to describe these subjects in books like Hari-bhakti-vilāsa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 23
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The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
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How can I appreciate these teachings while acknowledging the limits of my understanding?
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