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CC Ādi 6.108

স্বমাধুর্য আস্বাদিতে করেন যতন ।
ভক্তভাব বিনু নহে তাহা আস্বাদন ॥ ১০৮ ॥
svā-mādhurya āsvādite karena yatana
bhakta-bhāva vinu nahe tāhā āsvādana

Synonyms

svā-mādhuryathe sweetness of Himself; āsvāditeto taste; karena yatanamakes endeavors; bhakta-bhāvathe emotion of being a devotee; vinuwithout; nahethere is not; tāhāthat; āsvādanatasting.

Translation

He tries to taste His own sweetness, but He cannot do so without accepting the emotions of a devotee.

Purport

Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa wanted to relish the transcendental mellow of a devotee, and therefore He accepted the role of a devotee by appearing as Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu.