Go to Vaniquotes | Go to Vanipedia | Go to Vanimedia


Vanisource - the complete essence of Vedic knowledge


CC Madhya 8.253: Difference between revisions

m (1 revision(s))
 
(Vanibot #0054 edit - transform synonyms into clickable links, which search similar occurrences)
 
(One intermediate revision by one other user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{CC_Header|{{PAGENAME}}}}
[[Category:Sri Caitanya-caritamrta - Madhya-lila Chapter 08|C253]]
<div style="float:left">'''[[Sri Caitanya-caritamrta|Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta]] - [[CC Madhya|Madhya-līlā]] - [[CC Madhya 8|Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya]]'''</div>
<div style="float:right">[[File:Go-previous.png|link=CC Madhya 8.252|Madhya-līlā 8.252]] '''[[CC Madhya 8.252|Madhya-līlā 8.252]] - [[CC Madhya 8.254|Madhya-līlā 8.254]]''' [[File:Go-next.png|link=CC Madhya 8.254|Madhya-līlā 8.254]]</div>
{{CompareVersions|CC|Madhya 8.253|CC 1975|CC 1996}}
{{RandomImage}}




==== TEXT 253 ====
==== TEXT 253 ====


<div id="text">
<div class="verse">
‘dhyeya-madhye jīvera kartavya kon dhyāna?’<br>
:‘dhyeya-madhye jīvera kartavya kon dhyāna?’
‘rādhā-kṛṣṇa-padāmbuja-dhyāna—pradhāna’<br>
:‘rādhā-kṛṣṇa-padāmbuja-dhyāna—pradhāna’
</div>
</div>


Line 12: Line 16:
==== SYNONYMS ====
==== SYNONYMS ====


<div id="synonyms">
<div class="synonyms">
dhyeya-madhye—out of all types of meditation; jīvera—of the living entity; kartavya—the duty; kon—what; dhyāna—meditation; rādhā-kṛṣṇa-pada-ambuja—on the lotus feet of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa; dhyāna—meditation; pradhāna—is the chief.
''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=dhyeya&tab=syno_o&ds=1 dhyeya]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=madhye&tab=syno_o&ds=1 madhye]'' — out of all types of meditation; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=jīvera&tab=syno_o&ds=1 jīvera]'' — of the living entity; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kartavya&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kartavya]'' — the duty; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kon&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kon]'' — what; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=dhyāna&tab=syno_o&ds=1 dhyāna]'' — meditation; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=rādhā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 rādhā]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kṛṣṇa&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kṛṣṇa]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pada&tab=syno_o&ds=1 pada]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ambuja&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ambuja]'' — on the lotus feet of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=dhyāna&tab=syno_o&ds=1 dhyāna]'' — meditation; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pradhāna&tab=syno_o&ds=1 pradhāna]'' — is the chief.
</div>
</div>


Line 19: Line 23:
==== TRANSLATION ====
==== TRANSLATION ====


<div id="translation">
<div class="translation">
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu further inquired, “Out of many types of meditation, which is required for all living entities?”
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu further inquired, “Out of many types of meditation, which is required for all living entities?”
Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya replied, “The chief duty of every living entity is to meditate upon the lotus feet of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.”
Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya replied, “The chief duty of every living entity is to meditate upon the lotus feet of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.”
Line 27: Line 31:
==== PURPORT ====
==== PURPORT ====


<div id="purport">
<div class="purport">
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam ([[SB 1.2.14]]) states:
[[Srimad-Bhagavatam|''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'']] ([[SB 1.2.14]]) states:


:tasmād ekena manasā bhagavān sātvatāṁ patiḥ
:''tasmād ekena manasā bhagavān sātvatāṁ patiḥ''
:śrotavyaḥ kīrtitavyaś ca dhyeyaḥ pūjyaś ca nityadā
:''śrotavyaḥ kīrtitavyaś ca dhyeyaḥ pūjyaś ca nityadā''


Sūta Gosvāmī replied to the sages headed by Śaunaka, “Everyone should very attentively listen to the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One should glorify His activities and meditate upon Him regularly.”
Sūta Gosvāmī replied to the sages headed by Śaunaka, “Everyone should very attentively listen to the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One should glorify His activities and meditate upon Him regularly.”
</div>
</div>
__NOTOC__{{CC_Footer|{{PAGENAME}}}}
 
 
<div style="float:right; clear:both;">[[File:Go-previous.png|link=CC Madhya 8.252|Madhya-līlā 8.252]] '''[[CC Madhya 8.252|Madhya-līlā 8.252]] - [[CC Madhya 8.254|Madhya-līlā 8.254]]''' [[File:Go-next.png|link=CC Madhya 8.254|Madhya-līlā 8.254]]</div>
__NOTOC__
__NOEDITSECTION__

Latest revision as of 23:56, 19 February 2024



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 253

‘dhyeya-madhye jīvera kartavya kon dhyāna?’
‘rādhā-kṛṣṇa-padāmbuja-dhyāna—pradhāna’


SYNONYMS

dhyeya-madhye — out of all types of meditation; jīvera — of the living entity; kartavya — the duty; kon — what; dhyāna — meditation; rādhā-kṛṣṇa-pada-ambuja — on the lotus feet of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa; dhyāna — meditation; pradhāna — is the chief.


TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu further inquired, “Out of many types of meditation, which is required for all living entities?” Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya replied, “The chief duty of every living entity is to meditate upon the lotus feet of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.”


PURPORT

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 1.2.14) states:

tasmād ekena manasā bhagavān sātvatāṁ patiḥ
śrotavyaḥ kīrtitavyaś ca dhyeyaḥ pūjyaś ca nityadā

Sūta Gosvāmī replied to the sages headed by Śaunaka, “Everyone should very attentively listen to the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One should glorify His activities and meditate upon Him regularly.”