CC Madhya 20.43

Madhya-līlā, Chapter 20, Text 43

গোসাঞি কহে, — “একক্ষণ ইহা না রহিব ।
গঙ্গা পার করি’ দেহ’, এক্ষণে চলিব ॥” ৪৩ ॥

gosāñi kahe, — ‘eka-kṣaṇa ihā nā rahiba
gaṅgā pāra kari’ deha’ e-kṣaṇe caliba”

Word by word

gosāñi kahe — Sanātana Gosvāmī said; eka-kṣaṇa — even for one moment; ihā — here; nā rahiba — I shall not stay; gaṅgā pāra kari’ deha’ — help me cross the river Ganges; e-kṣaṇe — immediately; caliba — I shall go.

Translation

Sanātana Gosvāmī replied, “I shall not stay here even for a moment. Please help me cross the Ganges. I shall leave immediately.”