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:‘duḥkha-madhye kona duḥkha haya gurutara?
:'duḥkha-madhye kona duḥkha haya gurutara?'
:‘kṛṣṇa-bhakta-viraha vinā duḥkha nāhi dekhi para’
:'kṛṣṇa-bhakta-viraha vinā duḥkha nāhi dekhi para'
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, “Of all kinds of distress, what is the most painful?
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, "Of all kinds of distress, what is the most painful?"
Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya replied, “Apart from separation from the devotee of Kṛṣṇa, I know of no unbearable unhappiness.
 
Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya replied, "Apart from separation from the devotee of Kṛṣṇa, I know of no unbearable unhappiness."
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Concerning this, the Lord states in the Vedic literature:
Concerning this, the Lord states in the Vedic literature:
:mām anārādhya duḥkhārtaḥ
kuṭumbāsakta-mānasaḥ
:sat-saṅga-rahito martyo
vṛddha-sevā-paricyutaḥ


:mām anārādhya duḥkhārtaḥ kuṭumbāsakta-mānasaḥ
"A person who does not worship Me, who is unduly attached to family and who does not stick to devotional service must be considered a most unhappy person. Similarly, one who does not associate with Vaiṣṇavas, or who does not render service to his superior, is also a most unhappy person."
:sat-saṅga-rahito martyo vṛddha-sevā-paricyutaḥ


“A person who does not worship Me, who is unduly attached to family and who does not stick to devotional service must be considered a most unhappy person. Similarly, one who does not associate with Vaiṣṇavas, or who does not render service to his superior, is also a most unhappy person.”
There is also a statement given in the Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta (1.5.51):
There is also the following statement in the Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta (1.5.44):


:sva-jīvanādhikaṁ prārthyaṁ śrī-viṣṇu-jana-saṅgataḥ
:sva-jīvanādhikaṁ prārthyaṁ
:vicchedena kṣaṇaṁ cātra na sukhāṁśaṁ labhāmahe
śrī-viṣṇu-jana-saṅgataḥ
:vicchedena kṣaṇaṁ cātra
:na sukhāṁśaṁ labhāmahe


“Out of all kinds of desirable things experienced in the life of a living entity, association with the devotees of the Lord is the greatest. When we are separated from a devotee even for a moment, we cannot enjoy happiness.
"[King Yudhiṣṭhira said:] 'Out of all kinds of desirable things experienced in the life of a living entity, association with the devotees of the Lord is the greatest. When we are separated from a devotee even for a moment, we cannot enjoy happiness.' "
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Latest revision as of 20:05, 27 January 2020



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 248

'duḥkha-madhye kona duḥkha haya gurutara?'
'kṛṣṇa-bhakta-viraha vinā duḥkha nāhi dekhi para'


SYNONYMS

duḥkha-madhye—among the miserable conditions of life; kona—what; duḥkha—misery; haya—is; gurutara—more painful; kṛṣṇa-bhakta-viraha—separation from the devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa; vinā—besides; duḥkha—unhappiness; nāhi—there is not; dekhi—I see; para—other.


TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, "Of all kinds of distress, what is the most painful?"

Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya replied, "Apart from separation from the devotee of Kṛṣṇa, I know of no unbearable unhappiness."


PURPORT

Concerning this, the Lord states in the Vedic literature:

mām anārādhya duḥkhārtaḥ

kuṭumbāsakta-mānasaḥ

sat-saṅga-rahito martyo

vṛddha-sevā-paricyutaḥ

"A person who does not worship Me, who is unduly attached to family and who does not stick to devotional service must be considered a most unhappy person. Similarly, one who does not associate with Vaiṣṇavas, or who does not render service to his superior, is also a most unhappy person."

There is also a statement given in the Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta (1.5.51):

sva-jīvanādhikaṁ prārthyaṁ

śrī-viṣṇu-jana-saṅgataḥ

vicchedena kṣaṇaṁ cātra
na sukhāṁśaṁ labhāmahe

"[King Yudhiṣṭhira said:] 'Out of all kinds of desirable things experienced in the life of a living entity, association with the devotees of the Lord is the greatest. When we are separated from a devotee even for a moment, we cannot enjoy happiness.' "