CC Madhya 25.28 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

Madhya-līlā 25.27 - Madhya-līlā 25.29

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 28

śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-vākya dṛḍha satya māni

kali-kāle sannyāse ‘saṁsāra’ nāhi jini

SYNONYMS

śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-vākya—the words of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; dṛḍha—very firm and convincing; satya māni—I admit as truth; kali-kāle—in this Age of Kali; sannyāse—simply by accepting the renounced order of life; saṁsāra nāhi jini—one cannot escape the material clutches.

TRANSLATION

“The words of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu are firm and convincing, and I accept them as true. In this Age of Kali, one cannot be delivered from the material clutches simply by formally accepting the renounced order.

Madhya-līlā 25.27 - Madhya-līlā 25.29