CC Antya 7.19
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Antya-līlā - Chapter 7: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭa
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 19
- yāṅhāra kṛpāte mlecchera haya kṛṣṇa-bhakti
- ke kahite pāre tāṅra vaiṣṇavatā-śakti?
SYNONYMS
yāṅhāra — whose; kṛpāte — by mercy; mlecchera — of mlecchas; haya — is; kṛṣṇa-bhakti — devotional service to Kṛṣṇa; ke — who; kahite pāre — can describe; tāṅra — His; vaiṣṇavatā-śakti — power of Vaiṣṇavism.
TRANSLATION
"He is such a great personality that by His mercy He can convert even the meat-eaters [mlecchas] to the devotional service of Kṛṣṇa. Who, therefore, can estimate the power of His Vaiṣṇavism?
PURPORT
It is extremely difficult to convert a mleccha, or meat-eater, into a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Therefore anyone who can do so is situated on the highest level of Vaiṣṇavism.