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  "name":"Cc. Antya 11.41",
  "h1":"Cc. Antya 11.41",
  "label":"Text 41",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 11.41",
  "description":"\"My Lord, if an insignificant insect like me dies, what is the loss? If an ant dies, where is the loss to the material world?"

} —

Cc. Antya 11.41

Text

āmā-hena yadi eka kīṭa mari' gela
eka pipīlikā maile pṛthvīra kāhāṅ hāni haila?

Synonyms

āmā-hena—like me; yadi—if; eka—one; kīṭa—insect; mari' gela—dies; eka—one; pipīlikā—ant; maile—if he dies; pṛthvīra—of the earth; kāhāṅ—where; hāni haila—is there any loss.

Translation

“My Lord, if an insignificant insect like me dies, what is the loss? If an ant dies, where is the loss to the material world?