CC Madhya 24.117 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 117
- harer guṇākṣipta-matir
- bhagavān bādarāyaṇiḥ
- adhyagān mahad-ākhyānaṁ
- nityaṁ viṣṇu-jana-priyaḥ
SYNONYMS
hareḥ—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; guṇa-ākṣipta-matiḥ—whose mind was agitated by the qualities; bhagavān—the most powerful transcendentalist; bādarāyaṇiḥ—Śukadeva, son of Vyāsadeva; adhyagāt—studied; mahat-ākhyānam—the great epic description; nityam—eternally; viṣṇu-jana-priyaḥ—who is very dear to the Vaiṣṇavas, devotees of Lord Viṣṇu.
TRANSLATION
" 'Being very much attracted by the transcendental pastimes of the Lord, the mind of Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī was agitated by Kṛṣṇa consciousness. He therefore began to study Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam by the grace of his father.'
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 1.7.11).