CC Madhya 4.6
Madhya-līlā, Chapter 4, Text 6
অতএব তাহা বর্ণিলে হয় পুনরুক্তি ।
দম্ভ করি’ বর্ণি যদি তৈছে নাহি শক্তি ॥ ৬ ॥
দম্ভ করি’ বর্ণি যদি তৈছে নাহি শক্তি ॥ ৬ ॥
ataeva tāhā varṇile haya punarukti
dambha kari’ varṇi yadi taiche nāhi śakti
dambha kari’ varṇi yadi taiche nāhi śakti
Word by word
ataeva — therefore; tāhā — such activities; varṇile — if describing; haya — there is; punarukti — repetition; dambha kari’ — being proud; varṇi — I describe; yadi — if; taiche — such; nāhi — there is not; śakti — power.
Translation
Therefore I very humbly submit that since these incidents have already been nicely described by Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura, I would be very proud to repeat the same thing, and this would not be very good. I do not have such powers.