CC Antya 7.19 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Antya-līlā - Chapter 7: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭa
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 19
- yāṅhāra kṛpāte mlecchera haya kṛṣṇa-bhakti
- ke kahite pāre tāṅra vaiṣṇavatā-śakti?
SYNONYMS
yāṅhāra—whose; kṛpāte—by mercy; mlecchera—of mlecchas; haya—is; kṛṣṇa-bhakti—devotional service to Kṛṣṇa; ke—who; kahite pāre—can describe; tāṅra—His; vaiṣṇavatā-śakti—power of Vaiṣṇavism.
TRANSLATION
"He is such a great personality that by His mercy He can convert even the meateaters [mlecchas] to the devotional service of Kṛṣṇa. Who, therefore, can estimate the power of His Vaiṣṇavism?
PURPORT
It is extremely difficult to convert a mleccha, or meat-eater, into a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Therefore anyone who can do so is situated on the highest level of Vaiṣṇavism.