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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-lilā, Ch. 18]
SYNONYMS
vāyu —the wind;  yaiche —as;  sindhu-jalera —of the water of the ocean;  hare —takes away;  eka kaṇa —one particle;  kṛṣṇa-prema-kaṇa —one particle of love of Kṛṣṇa;  taiche —similarly;  jīvera sparśana —a living entity can touch.
TRANSLATION
As the wind can carry away but a drop of the water in the ocean, a living entity can touch only a particle of the ocean of love of Kṛṣṇa.
TEXT 21
ক্ষণে ক্ষণে উঠে প্রেমার তরঙ্গ অনন্ত । জীব ছার কাহাঁ তার পাইবেক অন্ত ? ২১ ॥
kṣaṇe kṣaṇe uṭhe premāra taraṅga ananta jīva chāra kāhāṅ tāra pāibeka anta?
SYNONYMS
kṣaṇe kṣaṇe —moment after moment;  uṭhe —rise;  premāra —of love of Kṛṣṇa;  taraṅga —waves;  ananta —unlimited;  jīva —a living entity;  chāra —insignificant;  kāhāṅ —where;  tāra —of that;  pāibeka —will get;  anta —the limit.
TRANSLATION
Endless waves arise moment after moment in that ocean of love. How could an insignificant living entity estimate their limits?
TEXT 22
শ্রীকৃষ্ণচৈতন্য যাহা করেন আস্বাদন । সবে এক জানে তাহা স্বরূপাদি ‘গণ’ ॥ ২২ ॥
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya yāhā karena āsvādana sabe eka jāne tāhā svarūpādi ‘gaṇa’
SYNONYMS
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya —Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  yāhā —whatever;  karena —does;  āsvādana —tasting;  sabe —fully;  eka —one;  jāne —knows;  tāhā —that;  svarūpa-ādi gaṇa —devotees like Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī.
TRANSLATION
Only a person on the level of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī can fully know what Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu tastes in His love for Kṛṣṇa.