CC Madhya 22.17 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service

Madhya-līlā 22.16 - Madhya-līlā 22.18

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 17

kṛṣṇa-bhakti haya abhidheya-pradhāna

bhakti-mukha-nirīkṣaka karma-yoga-jñāna

SYNONYMS

kṛṣṇa-bhakti—devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa; haya—is; abhidheya-pradhāna—the chief function of the living entity; bhakti-mukha—of the face of devotional service; nirīkṣaka—observers; karma-yoga-jñāna—fruitive activities, mystic yoga and speculative knowledge.

TRANSLATION

“Devotional service to Kṛṣṇa is the chief function of the living entity. There are different methods for the liberation of the conditioned soul—karma, jñāna, yoga and bhakti—but all are dependent on bhakti.

Madhya-līlā 22.16 - Madhya-līlā 22.18