448 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 25

TEXT 278
A aArr-agqs face, ara aff aastica,
GCA SCH GIA Haar |
aya Baey-AICA, VeBlas SxzAcA,
QCA, AH, FACH AST 29v- It

ye lila-amrta vine, khaya yadi anna-pane,
tabe bhaktera durbala jivana
yara eka-bindu-pane, utphullita tanu-mane,

hase, gaya, karaye nartana

SYNONYMS

ye—he who; lila—of the pastimes of Lord Krsna and Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
amrta vine—without nectar; khaya yadi anna-paéne—if one eats only ordinary
food grains; tabe—then; bhaktera—of the devotees; durbala jivana—life
becomes weakened; ydra—of which; eka-bindu-pane—if one drinks one drop;
utphullita tanu-mane—the body and mind become jubilant; hase—laughs;
gaya—chants; karaye nartana—dances.

TRANSLATION

Men become strong and stout by eating sufficient grains, but the devotee
who simply eats ordinary grains but does not taste the transcendental
pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Krsna gradually becomes weak
and falls down from the transcendental position. However, if one drinks but a
drop of the nectar of Krsna’s pastimes, his body and mind begin to bloom, and
he begins to laugh, sing and dance.

PURPORT

All the devotees connected with this Krsna consciousness movement must
read all the books that have been translated (Caitanya-caritamrta, Srimad-
Bhagavatam, Bhagavad-gita and others); otherwise, after some time, they will
simply eat, sleep and fall down from their position. Thus they will miss the oppor-
tunity to attain an eternal, blissful life of transcendental pleasure.

TEXT 279

GQ BTS FI ATA, ata aa athe aia,
fore sfx aap festa |
