CC Madhya 22.155

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service

CC Madhya 22.154

CC Madhya 22.156

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 155

tat-tad-bhāvādi-mādhurye
śrute dhīr yad apekṣate
nātra śāstraṁ na yuktiṁ ca
tal lobhotpatti-lakṣaṇam

SYNONYMS

tat-tat—respective; bhāva-ādi-mādhurye—the sweetness of the loving moods (namely śānta-rasa, dāsya-rasa, sakhya-rasa, vātsalya-rasa and mādhurya-rasa) of the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana; śrute—when heard; dhīḥ—the intelligence; yat—which; apekṣate—depends on; na—not; atra—here; śāstram—revealed scriptures; na—not; yuktim—logic and argument; ca—also; tat—that; lobha—of covetousness to follow in the footsteps; utpatti-lakṣaṇam—the symptom of awakening.

TRANSLATION

“‘When an advanced, realized devotee hears about the affairs of the devotees of Vṛndāvana—in the mellows of śānta, dāsya, sakhya, vātsalya and mādhurya—he becomes inclined in one of these ways, and his intelligence becomes attracted. Indeed, he begins to covet that particular type of devotion. When such covetousness is awakened, one’s intelligence no longer depends on the instructions of śāstra [revealed scripture] or on logic and argument.’

PURPORT

This verse is also found in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.2.292).