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Antya 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Second Meeting with the Lord
CC Antya 1.195
kiṁ kāvyena kaves tasya
kiṁ kāṇḍena dhanuṣ-mataḥ
parasya hṛdaye lagnaṁ
na ghūrṇayati yac chiraḥ
Word for word:
kim
— what use;
kāvyena
— with poetry;
kaveḥ
— of the poet;
tasya
— that;
kim
— what use;
kāṇḍena
— with the arrow;
dhanuḥ
-
mataḥ
— of the bowman;
parasya
— of another;
hṛdaye
— in the heart;
lagnam
— penetrating;
na
ghūrṇayati
— does not cause to roll about;
yat
— which;
śiraḥ
— the head.
Translation:
“ ‘What is the use of a bowman’s arrow or a poet’s poetry if they penetrate the heart but do not cause the head to spin?’
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