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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 4.263",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 4.263",
  "label":"Text 263",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 4.263",
  "description":"\"In spite of various efforts, I have not been able to taste it. But My desire to relish that pleasure increases as I smell its sweetness."

} —

Cc. Ādi 4.263

Text

nānā yatna kari āmi, nāri āsvādite
sei sukha-mādhurya-ghrāṇe lobha bāḍhe citte

Synonyms

nānā—various; yatna—attempts; kari—do; āmi—I; nāri—I am not able; āsvādite—to taste; sei—that; sukha—of the happiness; mādhurya—the sweetness; ghrāṇe—by smelling; lobha—desire; bāḍhe—increases; citte—in the mind.

Translation

“In spite of various efforts, I have not been able to taste it. But My desire to relish that pleasure increases as I smell its sweetness.