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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 11.19",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 11.19",
  "label":"Text 19",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 11.19",
  "description":"When Vāsudeva Ghoṣa performed kīrtana, describing Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda, even wood and stone would melt upon hearing it."

} —

Cc. Ādi 11.19

Text

vāsudeva gīte kare prabhura varṇane
kāṣṭha-pāṣāṇa drave yāhāra śravaṇe

Synonyms

vāsudeva—of the name Vāsudeva; gīte—while singing; kare—does; prabhura—of Nityānanda Prabhu and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; varṇane—in description; kāṣṭha—wood; pāṣāṇa—stone; drave—melt; yāhāra—whose; śravaṇe—by hearing.

Translation

When Vāsudeva Ghoṣa performed kīrtana, describing Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda, even wood and stone would melt upon hearing it.