CC Adi 8.5 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 5
- mūka kavitva kare yāṅ-sabāra smaraṇe
- paṅgu giri laṅghe, andha dekhe tārā-gaṇe
SYNONYMS
mūka—dumb; kavitva—poet; kare—becomes; yāṅ—whose; sabāra—all; smaraṇe—by remembering; paṅgu—the lame; giri—mountains; laṅghe—crosses; andha—blind; dekhe—sees; tārā-gaṇe—the stars.
TRANSLATION
By remembering the lotus feet of the Pañca-tattva, a dumb man can become a poet, a lame man can cross mountains, and a blind man can see the stars in the sky.
PURPORT
In Vaiṣṇava philosophy there are three ways for perfection—namely sādhana-siddha, perfection attained by executing devotional service according to the rules and regulations, nitya-siddha, eternal perfection attained by never forgetting Kṛṣṇa at any time, and kṛpā-siddha, perfection attained by the mercy of the spiritual master or another Vaiṣṇava. Kavirāja Gosvāmī here stresses kṛpā-siddha, perfection by the mercy of superior authorities. This mercy does not depend on the qualifications of a devotee. By such mercy, even if a devotee is dumb he can speak or write to glorify the Lord splendidly, even if lame he can cross mountains, and even if blind he can see the stars in the sky.