CC Madhya 24.278

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse

CC Madhya 24.277

CC Madhya 24.279

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 278

“aho dhanyo ‘si devarṣe
kṛpayā yasya tat-kṣaṇāt
nīco ‘py utpulako lebhe
lubdhako ratim acyute“

SYNONYMS

aho—oh; dhanyaḥ—glorified; asi—you are; deva-ṛṣe—O sage among the demigods; kṛpayā—by the mercy; yasya—of whom; tat-kṣaṇāt—immediately; nīcaḥ api—even though one is the lowest of men; utpulakaḥ—becoming agitated in ecstatic love; lebhe—gets; lubdhakaḥ—a hunter; ratim—attraction; acyute—unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

“Parvata Muni continued, ‘My dear friend Nārada Muni, you are glorified as the sage among the demigods. By your mercy, even a lowborn person like this hunter can immediately become attached to Lord Kṛṣṇa.’

PURPORT

A pure Vaiṣṇava believes in the statements of the śāstras. This verse is quoted from the Vedic literature, the Skanda Purāṇa.