CC Madhya 16.137 (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 137
- paṇḍitera gaurāṅga-prema bujhana nā yāya
- ‘pratijñā’, ‘śrī-kṛṣṇa-sevā’ chāḍila tṛṇa-prāya
SYNONYMS
paṇḍitera—of Gadādhara Paṇḍita; gaurāṅga-prema—the love for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; bujhana—understanding; nā yāya—is not possible; pratijñā—a vow; śrī-kṛṣṇa-sevā—the service of the Lord; chāḍila—gave up; tṛṇa-prāya—almost like straw.
TRANSLATION
No one can understand the loving intimacy between Gadādhara Paṇḍita and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Gadādhara Paṇḍita gave up his vow and service to Gopīnātha just as one gives up a piece of straw.
PURPORT
Just to get Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s association, Gadādhara Paṇḍita gave up his life’s vow to engage in Gopīnātha’s service. This kind of loving affection can be understood only by very confidential devotees. Ordinarily, no one can understand its purport.