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  "name":"Cc. Antya 18.23",
  "h1":"Cc. Antya 18.23",
  "label":"Text 23",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 18.23",
  "description":"When an ordinary living entity describes the pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he purifies himself by touching one drop of that great ocean."

} —

Cc. Antya 18.23

Text

jīva hañā kare yei tāhāra varṇana
āpanā śodhite tāra choṅye eka 'kaṇa'

Synonyms

jīva hañā—being an ordinary living entity; kare—makes; yei—whoever; tāhāra—of that; varṇana—description; āpanā—himself; śodhite—to purify; tāra—of that; choṅye—touches; eka kaṇa—one particle.

Translation

When an ordinary living entity describes the pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he purifies himself by touching one drop of that great ocean.