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CC Ādi 6.108

Bengali

স্বমাধুর্য আস্বাদিতে করেন যতন ।
ভক্তভাব বিনু নহে তাহা আস্বাদন ॥ ১০৮ ॥

Text

svā-mādhurya āsvādite karena yatana
bhakta-bhāva vinu nahe tāhā āsvādana

Synonyms

svā-mādhurya — the sweetness of Himself; āsvādite — to taste; karena yatana — makes endeavors; bhakta-bhāva — the emotion of being a devotee; vinu — without; nahe — there is not; tāhā — that; āsvādana — tasting.

Translation

He tries to taste His own sweetness, but He cannot do so without accepting the emotions of a devotee.

Purport

Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa wanted to relish the transcendental mellow of a devotee, and therefore He accepted the role of a devotee by appearing as Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu.