168 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta (Antya-lila, Ch. 5
SYNONYMS
rasa—transcendental mellows; rasa-dbhasa—overlapping of transcendental
mellows; yara—of whom; nahika vicdra—there is no consideration; bhakti-sid-
dhanta-sindhu—the ocean of the conclusions of devotional service; nahi—not;
Paya—attains; para—the limit.
TRANSLATION
“A so-called poet who has no knowledge of transcendental mellows and
the overlapping of transcendental mellows cannot cross the ocean of the con-
clusions of devotional service.
TEXTS 104-105
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‘vyakarana’ nahi jane, na jane ‘alankdra’
‘natakalankdra’-jfiana nahika yahdara
krsna-lila varnite na jane sei chara!
visese durgama ei caitanya-vihara
SYNONYMS
vyakarana—grammar; nahi jane—does not know; nd jane—does not know;
alankdra—metaphorical ornaments; nataka-alankara—of the metaphorical orna-
ments of drama; jfdna—knowledge; nahika—there is not; yahara—of whom;
krsna-lila—the pastimes of Lord Krsma; varnite—to describe; nd jane—does not
know; sei—he; chdra—condemned; visese—especially; durgama—very, very
difficult; ei—these; caitanya-vihadra—the pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu.
TRANSLATION
“‘A poet who does not know the grammatical regulative principles, who is
unfamiliar with metaphorical ornaments, especially those employed in drama,
and who does not know how to present the pastimes of Lord Krsna is con-
demned. Moreover, the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are especially
difficult to understand.
