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"name":"Cc. Antya 18.23", "h1":"Cc. Antya 18.23", "label":"Text 23", "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 18.23", "description":"When an ordinary living entity describes the pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he purifies himself by touching one drop of that great ocean."
} —
jīva hañā kare yei tāhāra varṇana
āpanā śodhite tāra choṅye eka 'kaṇa'
jīva hañā—being an ordinary living entity; kare—makes; yei—whoever; tāhāra—of that; varṇana—description; āpanā—himself; śodhite—to purify; tāra—of that; choṅye—touches; eka kaṇa—one particle.
When an ordinary living entity describes the pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he purifies himself by touching one drop of that great ocean.