CC Madhya 24.228 (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 228
- ’kṛṣṇārāmāś ca’ eva—haya kṛṣṇa-manana
- vyādha hañā haya pūjya bhāgavatottama
SYNONYMS
kṛṣṇa-ārāmāḥ ca—one who takes pleasure in Kṛṣṇa; eva—certainly; haya—there is; kṛṣṇa-manana—meditation on Kṛṣṇa; vyādha hañā—being a hunter; haya—is; pūjya—worshipable; bhāgavata-uttama—the best of the devotees.
TRANSLATION
“The words ‘kṛṣṇārāmaś ca’ refer to one who takes pleasure in thinking of Kṛṣṇa. Even though such a person may be a hunter, he is still worshipable and is the best of devotees.