CC Madhya 22.44 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 44
- maivaṁ mamādhamasyāpi
- syād evācyuta-darśanam
- hriyamāṇaḥ kāla-nadyā
- kvacit tarati kaścana
SYNONYMS
mā—not; evam—thus; mama—of me; adhamasya—who is the most fallen; api—although; syāt—there may be; eva—certainly; acyuta-darśanam—seeing of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; hriyamāṇaḥ—being carried; kāla-nadyā—by the stream of time; kvacit—sometimes; tarati—crosses over; kaścana—someone.
TRANSLATION
“‘“Because I am so fallen, I shall never get a chance to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead.” This was my false apprehension. Rather, by chance a person as fallen as I am may get to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although one is being carried away by the waves of the river of time, one may eventually reach the shore.’
PURPORT
This verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 10.38.5) was spoken by Akrūra.