CC Madhya 24.101
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 101
- 'pra'-śabde—mokṣa-vāñchā kaitava-pradhāna
- ei śloke śrīdhara-svāmī kariyāchena vyākhyāna
SYNONYMS
pra-śabde—by the prefix pra; mokṣa-vāñchā—the desire for being liberated; kaitava-pradhāna—first-class cheating; ei śloke—in this verse; śrīdhara-svāmī—the great commentator Śrīdhara Svāmī; kariyāchena—has made; vyākhyāna—explanation.
TRANSLATION
"The prefix 'pra' in the word 'projjhita' specifically refers to those desiring liberation or oneness with the Supreme. Such a desire should be understood to be the foremost cheating propensity. The great commentator Śrīdhara Svāmī has explained this verse in that way.