CC Madhya 20.380 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 380
- vayaso vividhatve 'pi
- sarva-bhakti-rasāśrayaḥ
- dharmī kiśora evātra
- nitya-līlā-vilāsa vān
SYNONYMS
vayasaḥ—of age; vividhatve—in varieties; api—although; sarva—of all kinds; bhakti-rasa-āśrayaḥ—the shelter of devotional service; dharmī—whose constitutional nature; kiśoraḥ—in the age before youth; eva—certainly; atra—in this; nitya-līlā—of eternal pastimes; vilāsavān—the supreme enjoyer.
TRANSLATION
" 'The Supreme Personality of Godhead is eternally enjoying Himself, and He is the shelter of all kinds of devotional service. Although His ages are various, His age known as kiśora [pre-youth] is best of all.'
PURPORT
This verse is found in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (2.1.63).