CC Madhya 25.157 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas
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 157
- pariniṣṭhito ‘pi nairguṇye
- uttamaḥśloka-līlayā
- gṛhīta-cetā rājarṣe
- ākhyānaṁ yad adhītavān
SYNONYMS
pariniṣṭhitaḥ—situated; api—although; nairguṇye—in the transcendental position, freed from the material modes of nature; uttamaḥ-śloka-līlayā—by the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Uttamaḥśloka; gṛhīta-cetāḥ—the mind became fully taken over; rājā-ṛṣe—O great King; ākhyānam—the narration; yat—which; adhītavān—studied.
TRANSLATION
“[Śukadeva Gosvāmī addressed Parīkṣit Mahārāja:] ‘My dear King, although I was fully situated in the transcendental position, I was nonetheless attracted to the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Therefore I studied Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam from my father.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 2.1.9).