CC Adi 3.105-106 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 3: The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Ādi-līlā 3.104 - Ādi-līlā 3.107

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXTS 105-106

ei ślokārtha ācārya karena vicāraṇa

kṛṣṇake tulasī-jala deya yei jana

tāra ṛṇa śodhite kṛṣṇa karena cintana—

‘jala-tulasīra sama kichu ghare nāhi dhana’

SYNONYMS

ei—this; śloka—of the verse; artha—the meaning; ācārya—Advaita Ācārya; karena—does; vicāraṇa—considering; kṛṣṇake—to Lord Kṛṣṇa; tulasī-jala—tulasī and water; deya—gives; yei jana—that person who; tāra—to Him; ṛṇa—the debt; śodhite—to pay; kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa; karena—does; cintana—thinking; jala-tulasīra sama—equal to water and tulasī; kichu—any; ghare—in the house; nāhi—there is not; dhana—wealth.

TRANSLATION

Advaita Ācārya considered the meaning of the verse in this way: “Not finding any way to repay the debt He owes to one who offers Him a tulasī leaf and water, Lord Kṛṣṇa thinks, ‘There is no wealth in My possession that is equal to a tulasī leaf and water.’

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