CC Madhya 22.1

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service

Chapter 22 Summary - Madhya-līlā 22.2

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 1

vande śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-

devaṁ taṁ karuṇārṇavam

kalāv apy ati-gūḍheyaṁ

bhaktir yena prakāśitā

SYNONYMS

vande—I offer my respectful obeisances; śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-devam—unto Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; tam—unto Him; karuṇā-arṇavam—who is an ocean of mercy; kalau—in this Age of Kali; api—even; ati—very; gūḍhā—confidential; iyam—this; bhaktiḥ—devotional service; yena—by whom; prakāśitā—manifested.

TRANSLATION

I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. He is an ocean of transcendental mercy, and although the subject matter of bhakti-yoga is very confidential, He has nonetheless manifested it so nicely, even in this Age of Kali, the age of quarrel.

Chapter 22 Summary - Madhya-līlā 22.2