CC Madhya 8.159

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 159

hlādinīra sāra aṁśa, tāra ‘prema’ nāma

ānanda-cinmaya-rasa premera ākhyāna

SYNONYMS

hlādinīra — of this pleasure potency; sāra — the essential; aṁśa — part; tāra — its; prema — love of God; nāma — name; ānanda — full of pleasure; cit-maya-rasa — the platform of spiritual mellows; premera — of love of Godhead; ākhyāna — the explanation.

TRANSLATION

“The most essential part of this pleasure potency is love of Godhead [prema]. Consequently, the explanation of love of Godhead is also a transcendental mellow full of pleasure.

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