CC Antya 3.266

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, Chapter 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura

CC Antya 3.265

CC Antya 3.267

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 266

māyā-dāsī ‘prema’ māge,—ithe ki vismaya?
’sādhu-kṛpā’-‘nāma’ vinā ‘prema’ nā janmaya

SYNONYMS

māyā-dāsī—the external energy is a maidservant; prema māge—she wants love of Godhead; ithe—in this; ki vismaya—what is the wonder; sādhu-kṛpā—the mercy of the devotee; nāma—chanting of the holy name; vinā—without; prema—love of Godhead; nā janmaya—is not possible.

TRANSLATION

What is the wonder if the maidservant of Kṛṣṇa, His external energy, begs for love of Godhead? Without the mercy of a devotee and without the chanting of the holy name of the Lord, love of Godhead cannot be possible.