CC Madhya 2.81 (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 81
- āpane kari’ āsvādane, śikhāila bhakta-gaṇe,
- prema-cintāmaṇira prabhu dhanī
- nāhi jāne sthānāsthāna, yāre tāre kaila dāna,
- mahāprabhu—dātā-śiromaṇi
SYNONYMS
āpane—personally; kari’—doing; āsvādane—tasting; śikhāila—He taught; bhakta-gaṇe—to His direct disciples; prema-cintāmaṇira—of the touchstone of love of Godhead; prabhu—the Lord; dhanī—capitalist; nāhi—does not; jāne—know; sthāna-asthāna—the proper place or improper place; yāre—to whomever; tāre—to him; kaila—made; dāna—charity; mahāprabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; dātā-śiromaṇi—the most munificent personality.
TRANSLATION
By personally tasting the mellows of love of Godhead, Caitanya Mahāprabhu taught His direct disciples the process. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is a wealthy capitalist possessing the touchstone of love of God. Not considering whether one is a proper or improper recipient, He gives His treasure to anyone and everyone. Thus He is the most munificent.
PURPORT
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s capital is the touchstone of love of Godhead, and consequently He is a great owner of that transcendental treasure. After making unlimited amounts of gold, the touchstone remains the same. Similarly, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, although distributing love of Godhead unlimitedly, still remained the supreme owner of this transcendental opulence. His devotees, who learned it from Him, also had to distribute it munificently all over the world. This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, following in the footsteps of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His confidential devotees, is also trying to distribute love of Godhead all over the world through the chanting of the holy names of the Lord—Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.