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  "label":"Text 363",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 9.363",
  "description":"The pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu are just like an unfathomable ocean. It is not possible for me to enter into them. Simply standing on the shore, I am but touching the water."

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Cc. Madhya 9.363

Text

caitanya-candrera līlā—agādha, gambhīra
praveśa karite nāri,—sparśi rahi' tīra

Synonyms

caitanya-candrera līlā—the pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; agādha—unfathomable; gambhīra—deep; praveśa karite—to enter into; nāri—I am unable; sparśi—I touch; rahi' tīra—standing on the bank.

Translation

The pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu are just like an unfathomable ocean. It is not possible for me to enter into them. Simply standing on the shore, I am but touching the water.