CC Madhya 23.50 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 23: Life's Ultimate Goal — Love of Godhead

Madhya-līlā 23.49 - Madhya-līlā 23.51

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 50

dvividha 'vibhāva',--ālambana, uddīpana

vaṁśī-svarādi--'uddīpana', kṛṣṇādi--'ālambana'

SYNONYMS

dvi-vidha—two kinds; vibhāva—particular ecstasy; ālambana—the support; uddīpana—awakening; vaṁśī-svara-ādi—such as the vibration of the flute; uddīpana—exciting; kṛṣṇa-ādi—Kṛṣṇa and others; ālambana—the support.

TRANSLATION

"There are two kinds of particular ecstasies [vibhāva]. One is called the support, and the other is called the awakening. The vibration of Kṛṣṇa's flute is an example of the awakening, and Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself is an example of the support.

Madhya-līlā 23.49 - Madhya-līlā 23.51