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  "name":"Cc. Madhya 6.279",
  "h1":"Cc. Madhya 6.279",
  "label":"Text 279",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 6.279",
  "description":"As long as it does not turn iron into gold by its touch, no one can recognize an unknown stone to be a touchstone."

} —

Cc. Madhya 6.279

Text

lohāke yāvat sparśi' hema nāhi kare
tāvat sparśa-maṇi keha cinite nā pāre

Synonyms

lohāke—iron; yāvat—as long as; sparśi'—touching; hema—gold; nāhi—not; kare—transforms; tāvat—until then; sparśa-maṇi—the touchstone; keha—someone; cinite—to recognize; nā—not; pāre—is able.

Translation

As long as it does not turn iron into gold by its touch, no one can recognize an unknown stone to be a touchstone.