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  "name":"Cc. Antya 16.136",
  "h1":"Cc. Antya 16.136",
  "label":"Text 136",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 16.136",
  "description":"\"When a person competent to drink that nectar does not do so, that shameless person continues his life uselessly."

} —

Cc. Antya 16.136

Text

yogya hañā keha karite nā pāya pāna
tathāpi se nirlajja, vṛthā dhare prāṇa

Synonyms

yogya—competent; hañā—being; keha—anyone; karite—to do; nā pāya—does not get; pāna—drinking; tathāpi—still; se—that person; nirlajja—shameless; vṛthā—uselessly; dhare prāṇa—continues life.

Translation

“When a person competent to drink that nectar does not do so, that shameless person continues his life uselessly.