CC Adi 16.10
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 16: The Pastimes of the Lord in His Childhood and Youth
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 10
- sei deśe vipra, nāma—miśra tapana
- niścaya karite nāre sādhya-sādhana
SYNONYMS
sei deśe — in that region of East Bengal; vipra — a brāhmaṇa; nāma — named; miśra tapana — Tapana Miśra; niścaya karite — to ascertain; nāre — not able; sādhya — objective; sādhana — process.
TRANSLATION
In East Bengal there was a brāhmaṇa named Tapana Miśra, who could not ascertain the objective of life or how to attain it.
PURPORT
One must first ascertain the object of life and then understand how to attain it. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is pointing out to everyone that the object of life is to understand Kṛṣṇa, and to attain that goal of life one must practice Kṛṣṇa consciousness, following the methods prescribed by the Gosvāmīs with reference to the authoritative śāstras and Vedas.