CC Madhya 24.138 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse
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 138
- daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī
- mama māyā duratyayā
- mām eva ye prapadyante
- māyām etāṁ taranti te
SYNONYMS
daivī—belonging to the Supreme Lord; hi—certainly; eṣā—this; guṇa-mayī—made of the three modes; mama—My; māyā—external energy; duratyayā—very difficult to surpass; mām—unto Me; eva—certainly; ye—those who; prapadyante—surrender fully; māyām—the illusory energy; etām—this; taranti—cross over; te—they.
TRANSLATION
“‘This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto Me can easily cross beyond it.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 7.14).