CC Antya 7.35 (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 35
- aiśvarya dekhileha ‘śuddhera’ nahe aiśvarya jñāna
- ataeva aiśvarya ha-ite ‘kevala’-bhāva pradhāna
SYNONYMS
aiśvarya—opulence; dekhileha—even after seeing; śuddhera—of a pure devotee; nahe—is not; aiśvarya-jñāna—knowledge of opulence; ataeva—therefore; aiśvarya ha-ite—than the understanding of opulence; kevala-bhāva—pure emotion; pradhāna—more eminent.
TRANSLATION
“Even if a pure devotee sees the opulence of Kṛṣṇa, he does not accept it. Therefore pure consciousness is more exalted than consciousness of the Lord’s opulence.