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CC Madhya 12.53

Bengali

প্রভু কহে, — পূর্ণ যৈছে দুগ্ধের কলস ।
সুরাবিন্দু-পাতে কেহ না করে পরশ ॥ ৫৩ ॥

Text

prabhu kahe, — pūrṇa yaiche dugdhera kalasa
surā-bindu-pāte keha nā kare paraśa

Synonyms

prabhu kahe — the Lord replied; pūrṇa — completely filled; yaiche — just as; dugdhera — of milk; kalasa — container; surā-bindu-pāte — with simply a drop of liquor; keha — anyone; nā kare — does not; paraśa — touch.

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then said, “There may be much milk in a big pot, but if it is contaminated by a drop of liquor, it is untouchable.