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.'