CC Antya 7.15

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, Chapter 7: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭa

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 15

santv avatārā bahavaḥ
puṣkara-nābhasya sarvato-bhadrāḥ
kṛṣṇād anyaḥ ko vā latāsv
api prema-do bhavati“

SYNONYMS

santu—let there be; avatārāḥ—incarnations; bahavaḥ—many; puṣkara-nābhasya—of the Lord, from whose navel grows a lotus flower; sarvataḥ bhadrāḥ—completely auspicious; kṛṣṇāt—than Lord Kṛṣṇa; anyaḥ—other; kaḥ vā—who possibly; latāsu—on the surrendered souls; api—also; prema-daḥ—the bestower of love; bhavati—is.

TRANSLATION

“‘There may be many all-auspicious incarnations of the Personality of Godhead, but who other than Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa can bestow love of God upon the surrendered souls?’”

PURPORT

This is a verse written by Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura. It is quoted by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī in his Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta (1.5.37).