CC Antya 7.43
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Antya-līlā - Chapter 7: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭa
TEXT 43
- sarvottama bhajana ei sarva-bhakti jini'
- ataeva kṛṣṇa kahe,—'āmi tomāra ṛṇī'
SYNONYMS
sarva-uttama—above all; bhajana—devotional service; ei—this; sarva-bhakti—all types of bhakti; jini '—conquering; ataeva—therefore; kṛṣṇa kahe—Lord Kṛṣṇa says; āmi—I; tomāra—your; ṛṇī—debtor.
TRANSLATION
"The conjugal love of the gopīs is the most exalted devotional service, surpassing all other methods of bhakti. Therefore Lord Kṛṣṇa is obliged to say, 'My dear gopīs, I cannot repay you. Indeed, I am always indebted to you.'