CC Madhya 22.35 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service

Madhya-līlā 22.34 - Madhya-līlā 22.36

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 35

bhukti-mukti-siddhi-kāmī 'subuddhi' yadi haya

gāḍha-bhakti-yoge tabe kṛṣṇere bhajaya

SYNONYMS

bhukti—of material enjoyment; mukti—of impersonal liberation; siddhi—of achieving mystic power; kāmī—desirous; su-buddhi—actually intelligent; yadi—if; haya—he is; gāḍha—deep; bhakti-yoge—by devotional service; tabe—then; kṛṣṇere bhajaya—worships Lord Kṛṣṇa.

TRANSLATION

"Due to bad association, the living entity desires material happiness, liberation or merging into the impersonal aspect of the Lord, or he engages in mystic yoga for material power. If such a person actually becomes intelligent, he takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness by engaging himself in intense devotional service to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

Madhya-līlā 22.34 - Madhya-līlā 22.36