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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 11.1",
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  "label":"Text 1",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 11.1",
  "description":"After offering my obeisances unto all of the devotees of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, who are like bumblebees collecting honey from His lotus feet, I shall try to describe those who are the most prominent."

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Cc. Ādi 11.1

Text

nityānanda-padāmbhoja-
bhṛṅgān prema-madhūnmadān
natvākhilān teṣu mukhyā
likhyante katicin mayā

Synonyms

nityānanda—of Lord Śrī Nityānanda; pada-ambhoja—lotus feet; bhṛṅgān—the bumblebees; prema—of love of Godhead; madhu—by the honey; unmadān—maddened; natvā—offering obeisances; akhilān—to all of them; teṣu—out of them; mukhyāḥ—the chief; likhyante—being described; katicit—a few of them; mayā—by me.

Translation

After offering my obeisances unto all of the devotees of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, who are like bumblebees collecting honey from His lotus feet, I shall try to describe those who are the most prominent.