18.23

jiva hana kare yei tahara varnana

apana sodhite tara chonye eka ’kana’

SYNONYMS

jiva hana—being an ordinary living entity; kare—makes; yei—whoever; tahara—of that; varnana—description; apana—himself; sodhite—to purify; tara—of that; chonye—touches; eka kana—one particle.

When an ordinary living entity describes the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he purifies himself by touching one drop of that great ocean.