CC Ādi 16.35

Adi-līlā, Chapter 16, Text 35

তোমার কবিত্ব কিছু শুনিতে হয় মন ।
কৃপা করি’ কর যদি গঙ্গার বর্ণন ॥ ৩৫ ॥

tomāra kavitva kichu śunite haya mana
kṛpā kari’ kara yadi gaṅgāra varṇana

Word by word

tomāra — your; kavitva — poetic integrity; kichu — something; śunite — to hear; haya — becomes; mana — mind; kṛpā — mercy; kari’ — showing Me; kara — you do; yadi — if; gaṅgāra — of mother Ganges; varṇana — description.

Translation

“Therefore I desire to hear your skill in composing poetry. We could hear this if you would mercifully describe the glory of mother Ganges.”