CC Madhya 23.29 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 23: Life's Ultimate Goal — Love of Godhead

Madhya-līlā 23.28 - Madhya-līlā 23.30

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 29

na premā śravaṇādi-bhaktir api vā yogo ‘tha vā vaiṣṇavo

jñānaṁ vā śubha-karma vā kiyad aho saj-jātir apy asti vā

hīnārthādhika-sādhake tvayi tathāpy acchedya-mūlā satī

he gopī-jana-vallabha vyathayate hā hā mad-āśaiva mām

SYNONYMS

na—not; premā—love of Godhead; śravaṇa-ādi—consisting of chanting, hearing and so on; bhaktiḥ—devotional service; api—also; vā—or; yogaḥ—the power of mystic yoga; atha vā—or; vaiṣṇavaḥ—befitting a devotee; jñānam—knowledge; vā—or; śubha-karma—pious activities; vā—or; kiyat—a little; aho—O my Lord; sat-jātiḥ—birth in a good family; api—even; asti—there is; vā—or; hīna-artha-adhika-sādhake—who bestows greater benedictions upon one who is fallen and possesses no good qualities; tvayi—unto You; tathā-api—still; acchedya-mūlā—whose root is uncuttable; satī—being; he—O; gopī-jana-vallabha—most dear friend of the gopīs; vyathayate—gives pain; hā hā—alas; mat—my; āśā—hope; eva—certainly; mām—to me.

TRANSLATION

“‘O my Lord, I do not have any love for You, nor am I qualified for discharging devotional service by chanting and hearing. Nor do I possess the mystic power of a Vaiṣṇava, knowledge or pious activities. Nor do I belong to a very high-caste family. On the whole, I do not possess anything. Still, O beloved of the gopīs, because You bestow Your mercy on the most fallen, I have an unbreakable hope that is constantly in my heart. That hope is always giving me pain.’

PURPORT

This verse is found in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.3.35).

Madhya-līlā 23.28 - Madhya-līlā 23.30