—json {
"name":"Cc. Madhya 6.279", "h1":"Cc. Madhya 6.279", "label":"Text 279", "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 6.279", "description":"As long as it does not turn iron into gold by its touch, no one can recognize an unknown stone to be a touchstone."
} —
lohāke yāvat sparśi' hema nāhi kare
tāvat sparśa-maṇi keha cinite nā pāre
lohāke—iron; yāvat—as long as; sparśi'—touching; hema—gold; nāhi—not; kare—transforms; tāvat—until then; sparśa-maṇi—the touchstone; keha—someone; cinite—to recognize; nā—not; pāre—is able.
As long as it does not turn iron into gold by its touch, no one can recognize an unknown stone to be a touchstone.