CC Madhya 24.117 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 117
- harer guṇākṣipta-matir
- bhagavān bādarāyaṇiḥ
- adhyagān mahad-ākhyānaṁ
- nityaṁ viṣṇu-jana-priyaḥ
SYNONYMS
hareḥ—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; guṇa-ākṣipta-matiḥ—whose mind was agitated by the qualities; bhagavān—the most powerful transcendentalist; bādarāyaṇiḥ—Śukadeva, son of Vyāsadeva; adhyagāt—studied; mahat-ākhyānam—the great epic description; nityam—eternally; viṣṇu-jana-priyaḥ—who is very dear to the Vaiṣṇavas, devotees of Lord Viṣṇu.
TRANSLATION
“‘Being very much attracted by the transcendental pastimes of the Lord, the mind of Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī was agitated by Kṛṣṇa consciousness. He therefore began to study Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam by the grace of his father.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 1.7.11).