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Expansions of Advaita Ācārya
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TRANSLATION
Therefore, offering my obeisances at the lotus feet of them all, I shall describe the pastimes of the gardener Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in chronological order.
TEXT 94
গোরলীলামৃতসিন্ধু - অপার অগাধ । কে করিতে পারে তাহাঁ অবগাহ-সাধ ॥ ১৪ ॥
gaura-līlāmṛta-sindhu—apāra agādha ke karite pāre tāhāṅ avagāha-sādha
SYNONYMS
gaura-līlāmṛta-sindhu —the ocean of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya;  apāra —immeasurable;  agādha —unfathomable;  ke —who;  karite —to do;  pāre —is able;  tāhāṅ —in that ocean;  avagāha —taking a dip;  sādha —execution.
TRANSLATION
The ocean of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu is immeasurable and unfathomable. Who can take the courage to measure that great ocean?
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তাহার মাবুর্য-গদ্ধে লুক্ক হয় মন । অতএব তটে রহি’ চাকি এক কণ ॥ ১৫ ॥
tāhāra mādhurya-gandhe lubdha haya mana ataeva taṭe rahi’ cāki eka kaṇa
SYNONYMS
tāhāra —His;  mādhurya —mellow;  gandhe —by the flavor;  lubdha —attracted;  haya —becomes;  mana —mind;  ataeva —therefore;  taṭe —on the beach;  rahi’ —standing;  cāki —I taste;  eka —one;  kaṇa —particle.
TRANSLATION
It is not possible to dip into that great ocean, but its sweet mellow flavor attracts my mind. I therefore stand on the shore of that ocean to try to taste but a drop of it.
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শ্রীরূপ-রঘুলাথ-পদে যার আশ । চৈতদ্যচরিতামৃত কহে কৃষ্ণদাস ॥ ১৬ ॥