CC Madhya 2.43 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 2: The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 43
- akaitava kṛṣṇa-prema, yena jāmbūnada-hema,
- sei premā nṛloke nā haya
- yadi haya tāra yoga, nā haya tabe viyoga,
- viyoga haile keha nā jīyaya
SYNONYMS
akaitava kṛṣṇa-prema—unalloyed love of Kṛṣṇa; yena—like; jāmbū-nada-hema—gold from the Jāmbū River; sei premā—that love of Godhead; nṛ-loke—in the material world; nā haya—is not possible; yadi—if; haya—there is; tāra—with it; yoga—connection; nā—not; haya—is; tabe—then; viyoga—separation; viyoga—separation; haile—if there is; keha—someone; nā jīyaya—cannot live.
TRANSLATION
“Pure love for Kṛṣṇa, just like gold from the Jāmbū River, does not exist in human society. If it existed, there could not be separation. If separation were there, one could not live.”