CC Madhya 24.171 (1975)

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

Madhya-līlā 24.170 - Madhya-līlā 24.172

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 171

ca-śabda api-arthe, ‘api’—avadhāraṇe

yatnāgraha vinā bhakti nā janmāya preme

SYNONYMS

ca-śabda—the word ca; api—of the word api; arthe—in the sense; api avadhāraṇe—this api is used for emphasis; yatna-āgraha vinā—without sincere endeavor; bhakti—devotional service; nā—not; janmāya—begets; preme—love of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

“The word ‘ca’ may be used in place of ‘api,’ which gives emphasis to something. Thus it means that without sincere endeavor in devotional service, one cannot attain love of Godhead.

Madhya-līlā 24.170 - Madhya-līlā 24.172