CC Madhya 18.121-122

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 18: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana

Madhya-līlā 18.120 - Madhya-līlā 18.123

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXTS 121-122

strī-bāla-vṛddha, āra ‘caṇḍāla’ ‘yavana’

yei tomāra eka-bāra pāya daraśana

kṛṣṇa-nāma laya, nāce hañā unmatta

ācārya ha-ila sei, tārila jagata

SYNONYMS

strī—women; bāla—children; vṛddha—old men; āra—and; caṇḍāla—the lowest of men; yavana—persons who eat meat; yei—anyone who; tomāra—Your; eka-bāra—once; pāya daraśana—gets the sight; kṛṣṇa-nāma—the holy name of Kṛṣṇa; laya—chants; nāce—dances; hañā unmatta—like a madman; ācārya ha-ila—becomes a spiritual master; sei—that man; tārila jagata—delivers the whole world.

TRANSLATION

“If they see You just once, even women, children, old men, meat-eaters and members of the lowest caste immediately chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa, dance like madmen and become spiritual masters capable of delivering the whole world.

Madhya-līlā 18.120 - Madhya-līlā 18.123