CC Madhya 19.219 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 219
- kevala 'svarūpa-jñāna' haya śānta-rase
- 'pūrṇaiśvarya-prabhu-jñāna' adhika haya dāsye
SYNONYMS
kevala—only; svarūpa-jñāna—knowledge of the constitutional position of one's self; haya—there is; śānta-rase—in the mellow of neutrality; pūrṇa-aiśvarya-prabhu-jñāna—knowledge of the full opulences of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; adhika—greater; haya—becomes; dāsye—in the transcendental mellow of servitude.
TRANSLATION
"On the platform of śānta-rasa, one only realizes his constitutional position. However, when one is raised to the platform of dāsya-rasa, he better understands the full opulence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.