CC Madhya 22.151 (1975)

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

Madhya-līlā 22.150 - Madhya-līlā 22.152

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 151

iṣṭe ‘gāḍha-tṛṣṇā’—rāgera svarūpa-lakṣaṇa

iṣṭe ‘āviṣṭatā’—ei taṭastha-lakṣaṇa

SYNONYMS

iṣṭe—in the desired object, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; gāḍha-tṛṣṇā—deep attachment; rāgera—of spontaneous love; svarūpa-lakṣaṇa—the primary symptom; iṣṭe—unto the Supreme; āviṣṭatā—absorption; ei—this; taṭastha-lakṣaṇa—the marginal symptom.

TRANSLATION

“The primary characteristic of spontaneous love is deep attachment for the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Absorption in thought of Him is a marginal characteristic.

Madhya-līlā 22.150 - Madhya-līlā 22.152