256 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 8

TRANSLATION

Ramananda Raya continued, ‘‘Those who are devoid of all mellows are like
the crows that suck the juice from the bitter fruits of the nimba tree of knowl-
edge, whereas those who enjoy mellows are like the cuckoos who eat the buds
of the mango tree of love of Godhead.”

PURPORT

The speculative process of empiric philosophy is as bitter as the fruit of the
nimba tree. The tasting of this fruit is the business of crows. In other words, the
philosophical process of realizing the Absolute Truth is a process taken up by
crowlike men. The cuckoos have very sweet voices with which to chant the holy
name of the Lord and taste the sweet fruit of the mango tree. Such devotees relish
sweet mellows with the Lord.

TEXT 259
GSA Bia AAA SS Bla |
FB-CAMTS AltA SCA SLAF ll Red tl

abhagiya jfani asvadaye suska jfiana
krsna-premamrta pana kare bhagyavan

SYNONYMS
abhagiya—unfortunate; jfiani—the philosophical speculators; dsvadaye—
taste; suska—dry; jfhdana—empiric knowledge; krsna-prema-amrta—the nectar of
love of Krsna; pana—drinking; kare—do; bhagyavan—the fortunate.

TRANSLATION

Ramananda Raya concluded, “The unfortunate empiric philosophers taste
the dry process of philosophical knowledge, whereas the devotees regularly
drink the nectar of love of Krsna. Therefore they are most fortunate of all.’””

TEXT 260

GRAS FS HA FHSA-IH |
FSI-RS-cAM CA CRA AH-CATT QUO I

ei-mata dui jana krsna-kathd-rase
nrtya-gita-rodane haila ratri-sese
