CC Antya 7.15 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - 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
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 15
- santv avatārā bahavaḥ
- puṣkara-nābhasya sarvato-bhadrāḥ
- kṛṣṇād anyaḥ ko vā latāsv
- api prema-do bhavati“
SYNONYMS
santu—let there be; avatārāḥ—incarnations; bahavaḥ—many; puṣkara-nābhasya—of the Lord, from whose navel grows a lotus flower; sarvataḥ bhadrāḥ—completely auspicious; kṛṣṇāt—than Lord Kṛṣṇa; anyaḥ—other; kaḥ vā—who possibly; latāsu—on the surrendered souls; api—also; prema-daḥ—the bestower of love; bhavati—is.
TRANSLATION
“‘There may be many all-auspicious incarnations of the Personality of Godhead, but who other than Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa can bestow love of God upon the surrendered souls?’”
PURPORT
This is a verse written by Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura. It is quoted by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī in his Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta (1.5.37).