CC Madhya 17.165 (1975)
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 165
- ‘ārya, sarala, tumi—vṛddha brāhmaṇa
- kāhāṅ haite pāile tumi ei prema-dhana?’
SYNONYMS
ārya—advanced in devotional service; sarala—simple; tumi—you; vṛddha brāhmaṇa—elderly brāhmaṇa; kāhāṅ haite—from where; pāile tumi—did you obtain; ei—this; prema-dhana—transcendental opulence of ecstatic love.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “You are an elderly brāhmaṇa, you are sincere, and you are advanced in spiritual life. Wherefrom have you gotten this transcendental opulence of ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa?”