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| Antya-līlā | Chapter 16: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Tastes Nectar from the Lips of Lord Śrī Krishna |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Antya 16.1
āsvādyāsvādayan bhaktān
SYNONYMS
vande — I offer my respectful obeisances; śrī-krishna-caitanyam — unto Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; krishna-bhāva-amritam — the nectar of ecstatic love of Krishna; hi — certainly; yah — He who; āsvādya — tasting; āsvādayan — causing to taste; bhaktān — the devotees; prema — in love of Krishna; dīkshām — initiation; aśikshayat — instructed.
TRANSLATION
Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who personally tasted the nectar of ecstatic love for Krishna and then instructed His devotees how to taste it. Thus He enlightened them about ecstatic love of Krishna to initiate them into transcendental knowledge.
Copyright © r The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness