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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 35

aiśvarya dekhileha ‘śuddhera’ nahe aiśvarya jñāna
ataeva aiśvarya ha-ite ‘kevala’-bhāva pradhāna

SYNONYMS

aiśvarya—opulence; dekhileha—even after seeing; śuddhera—of a pure devotee; nahe—is not; aiśvarya-jñāna—knowledge of opulence; ataeva—therefore; aiśvarya ha-ite—than the understanding of opulence; kevala-bhāva—pure emotion; pradhāna—more eminent.

TRANSLATION

“Even if a pure devotee sees the opulence of Kṛṣṇa, he does not accept it. Therefore pure consciousness is more exalted than consciousness of the Lord’s opulence.