CC Antya 16.44
Antya-līlā, Chapter 16, Text 44
প্রাণিমাত্র লইতে না পায় সেই জল ।
অন্তরঙ্গ ভক্ত লয় করি’ কোন ছল ॥ ৪৪ ॥
অন্তরঙ্গ ভক্ত লয় করি’ কোন ছল ॥ ৪৪ ॥
prāṇi-mātra la-ite nā pāya sei jala
antaraṅga bhakta laya kari’ kona chala
antaraṅga bhakta laya kari’ kona chala
Word by word
prāṇi-mātra — all living beings; la-ite — to take; nā pāya — do not get; sei jala — that water; antaraṅga — very intimate; bhakta — devotees; laya — take; kari’ — doing; kona chala — some trick.
Translation
Because of the Lord’s strict order, no living being could take the water. Some of His intimate devotees, however, would take it by some trick.