CC Madhya 24.102 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse

Madhya-līlā 24.101 - Madhya-līlā 24.103

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 102

sakāma-bhakte ‘ajña’ jāni’ dayālu bhagavān

sva-caraṇa diyā kare icchāra pidhāna

SYNONYMS

sakāma-bhakte—to devotees who still have material desires to fulfill; ajña—foolish; jāni’—knowing; dayālu—merciful; bhagavān—Śrī Kṛṣṇa; sva-caraṇa—His own lotus feet; diyā—giving; kare—does; icchāra pidhāna—the covering of other desires.

TRANSLATION

“When merciful Lord Kṛṣṇa understands that a foolish devotee desires material prosperity, He gratefully gives him the shelter of His lotus feet. In this way, the Lord covers the devotee’s undesirable ambitions.

Madhya-līlā 24.101 - Madhya-līlā 24.103