CC Madhya 11.11 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Madhya-līlā 11.10 - Madhya-līlā 11.12

Compare Versions: CC 1975 with CC 1996

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 11

ākārād api bhetavyaṁ

strīṇāṁ viṣayiṇām api

yathāher manasaḥ kṣobhas

tathā tasyākṛter api

SYNONYMS

ākārāt—from bodily features; api—even; bhetavyam—to be feared; strīṇām—of women; viṣayiṇām—of materialistic persons; api—even; yathā—as; aheḥ—from a serpent; manasaḥ—of the mind; kṣobhaḥ—agitation; tathā—so; tasya—of it; ākṛteḥ—from the appearance; api—even.

TRANSLATION

" 'Just as one is immediately frightened upon seeing a live serpent or even the form of a serpent, one endeavoring for self-realization should similarly fear a materialistic person and a woman. Indeed, he should not even glance at their bodily features.'

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Śrī Caitanya-candrodaya-nāṭaka (8.24).