CC Madhya 24.243

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse

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CC Madhya 24.244

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 243

ardha-mārā jīva yadi dhaḍ-phaḍa kare
tabe ta’ ānanda mora bāḍaye antare“

SYNONYMS

ardha-mārā jīva—half-killed living beings; yadi—if; dhaḍ-phaḍa kare—twist and turn because of suffering; tabe—then; ta’—certainly; ānanda—pleasure; mora—my; bāḍaye antare—increases within.

TRANSLATION

“‘When I see half-killed animals suffer, I feel great pleasure.’