CC Madhya 24.101 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse

Madhya-līlā 24.100 - Madhya-līlā 24.102

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 101

’pra’-śabde—mokṣa-vāñchā kaitava-pradhāna

ei śloke śrīdhara-svāmī kariyāchena vyākhyāna

SYNONYMS

pra-śabde—by the prefix pra; mokṣa-vāñchā—the desire for being liberated; kaitava-pradhāna—first-class cheating; ei śloke—in this verse; śrīdhara-svāmī—the great commentator Śrīdhara Svāmī; kariyāchena—has made; vyākhyāna—explanation.

TRANSLATION

“The prefix ‘pra’ in the word ‘projjhita’ specifically refers to those desiring liberation or oneness with the Supreme. Such a desire should be understood to be the foremost cheating propensity. The great commentator Śrīdhara Svāmī has explained this verse in that way.

Madhya-līlā 24.100 - Madhya-līlā 24.102