CC Madhya 8.256
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 256
- ‘upāsyera madhye kon upāsya pradhāna?’
- ‘śreṣṭha upāsya—yugala ‘rādhā-kṛṣṇa’ nāma’
SYNONYMS
upāsyera—objects of worship; madhye—among; kon—which; upāsya—worshipable object; pradhāna—the chief; śreṣṭha—the chief; upāsya—worshipable object; yugala—the couple; rādhā-kṛṣṇa nāma—the holy name of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa, or Hare Kṛṣṇa.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, “Among all worshipable objects, which is the chief?” Rāmānanda Rāya replied, “The chief worshipable object is the holy name of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra.”
PURPORT
According to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 6.3.22):
- etāvān eva loke ’smin puṁsāṁ dharmaḥ paraḥ smṛtaḥ
- bhakti-yogo bhagavati tan-nāma-grahaṇādibhiḥ
“In this material world the living entity’s only business is to accept the path of bhakti-yoga and chant the holy name of the Lord.”