CC Madhya 23.3 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 23: Life's Ultimate Goal — Love of Godhead

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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 3

ebe śuna bhakti-phala ‘prema’-prayojana

yāhāra śravaṇe haya bhakti-rasa-jñāna

SYNONYMS

ebe śuna—now hear; bhakti-phala—the result of practice of devotional service; prema—love of Godhead; prayojana—the ultimate goal of life; yāhāra śravaṇe—by hearing of which; haya—there is; bhakti-rasa-jñāna—transcendental knowledge of the mellows of devotional service.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, “Now hear, O Sanātana, about the result of devotional service, which is love of Godhead, life’s ultimate goal. One who hears this description will be enlightened in the transcendental mellows of devotional service.

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