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  "name":"Cc. Antya 14.36",
  "h1":"Cc. Antya 14.36",
  "label":"Text 36",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 14.36",
  "description":"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sat down on the ground and began to mark it with His nails. He was blinded by tears, which flowed from His eyes like the Ganges."

} —

Cc. Antya 14.36

Text

bhūmira upara vasi' nija-nakhe bhūmi likhe
aśru-gaṅgā netre vahe, kichui nā dekhe

Synonyms

bhūmira upara—on the ground; vasi'—sitting down; nija-nakhe—with His nails; bhūmi likhe—marked the ground; aśru-gaṅgā—a flow of tears like the Ganges; netre—in the eyes; vahe—flows; kichui—anything; nā dekhe—could not see.

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sat down on the ground and began to mark it with His nails. He was blinded by tears, which flowed from His eyes like the Ganges.