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CC Madhya 6.214

Bengali

তর্ক-শাস্ত্রে জড় আমি, যৈছে লৌহপিণ্ড ।
আমা দ্রবাইলে তুমি, প্রতাপ প্রচণ্ড ॥’ ২১৪ ॥

Text

tarka-śāstre jaḍa āmi, yaiche lauha-piṇḍa
āmā dravāile tumi, pratāpa pracaṇḍa’

Synonyms

tarka-śāstre — due to logical scriptures; jaḍa — dull; āmi — I; yaiche — just like; lauha-piṇḍa — an iron bar; āmā — me; dravāile — melted; tumi — You; pratāpa — power; pracaṇḍa — very great.

Translation

“I had become dull-headed due to reading too many books on logic. Consequently I had become like an iron bar. Nonetheless, You have melted me, and therefore Your influence is very great.”