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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 12.95",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 12.95",
  "label":"Text 95",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 12.95",
  "description":"It is not possible to dip into that great ocean, but its sweet mellow fragrance attracts my mind. I therefore stand on the shore of that ocean to try to taste but a drop of it."

} —

Cc. Ādi 12.95

Text

tāhāra mādhurya-gandhe lubdha haya mana
ataeva taṭe rahi' cāki eka kaṇa

Synonyms

tāhāra—His; mādhurya—sweet and mellow; gandhe—by the fragrance; lubdha—attracted; haya—becomes; mana—mind; ataeva—therefore; taṭe—on the beach; rahi'—standing; cāki—I taste; eka—one; kaṇa—particle.

Translation

It is not possible to dip into that great ocean, but its sweet mellow fragrance attracts my mind. I therefore stand on the shore of that ocean to try to taste but a drop of it.