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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
TRANSLATION
Not to speak of others, even Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself becomes thirsty to taste His own sweetness.
TEXT 108
স্বামাধুর্য আস্বাদিতে করেন যতন ।
ভক্তভাব বিনু নহে তাহা আস্বাদন ॥ ১০৮ ॥
svā-mādhurya āsvādite karena yatana bhakta-bhāva vinu nahe tāhā āsvādana
SYNONYMS
svā-mādhurya —the sweetness of Himself;  āsvādite —to taste;  karena yatana —makes endeavors;  bhakta-bhāva —the emotion of being a devotee;  vinu —without;  nahe —there is not;  tāhā —that;  āsvādana —tasting.
TRANSLATION
He tries to taste His own sweetness, but He cannot do so without accepting the emotions of a devotee.
PURPORT
Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa wanted to relish the transcendental mellow of a devotee, and therefore He accepted the role of a devotee by appearing as Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
TEXT 109
ভক্তভাব অলীকরি’ হৈলা অবতীর্ণ ।
শ্রীকৃষ্ণচৈতন্যক্রপে সর্বভাবে পূর্ণ ॥ ১০৯ ॥
bhakta-bhāva aṅgīkari’ hailā avatīrṇa śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-rūpe sarva-bhāve pūrṇa
SYNONYMS
bhakta-bhāva —the ecstasy of being a devotee;  aṅgīkari’ —accepting;  hailā —became;  avatīrṇa —incarnated;  śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-rūpe —in the form of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya;  sarva-bhāve pūrṇa —complete in every respect.
TRANSLATION
Therefore Lord Kṛṣṇa accepted the position of a devotee and descended in the form of Lord Caitanya, who is complete in every respect.