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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 212

śamo man-niṣṭhatā buddher
iti śrī-bhagavad-vacaḥ
tan-niṣṭhā durghaṭā buddher
etāṁ śānta-ratiṁ vinā

SYNONYMS

śamaḥ—equality or neutrality; mat-niṣṭhatā—being fixed in My lotus feet; buddheḥ—of the intelligence; iti—thus; śrī-bhagavat-vacaḥ—words of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tat-niṣṭhā—attachment or attraction for Him; durghaṭā—very difficult to achieve; buddheḥ—of intelligence; etām—thus; śānta-ratim—attachment on the platform of śānta-rasa; vinā—without.

TRANSLATION

“‘These are the words of the Supreme Personality of Godhead: “When one’s intelligence is fully attached to My lotus feet but one does not render practical service, one has attained the stage called śānta-rati, or śama.” Without śānta-rati, attachment to Kṛṣṇa is very difficult to achieve.’