CC Adi 6.58-59

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 6: The Glories of Śrī Advaita Acārya

Ādi-līlā 6.57 - Ādi-līlā 6.60

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXTS 58-59

śuna uddhava, satya, kṛṣṇa—āmāra tanaya

teṅho īśvara—hena yadi tomāra mane laya

tathāpi tāṅhāte rahu mora mano-vṛtti

tomāra īśvara-kṛṣṇe hauka mora mati

SYNONYMS

śuna uddhava—my dear Uddhava, please hear me; satya—the truth; kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa; āmāra tanaya—my son; teṅho—He; īśvara—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; hena—thus; yadi—if; tomāra—your; mane—the mind; laya—takes; tathāpi—still; tāṅhāte—unto Him; rahu—let there be; mora—my; manaḥ-vṛtti—mental functions; tomāra—your; īśvara-kṛṣṇe—to Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord; hauka—let there be; mora—my; mati—attention.

TRANSLATION

“My dear Uddhava, please hear me. In truth Kṛṣṇa is my son, but even if you think that He is God, I would still bear toward Him my own feelings for my son. May my mind be attached to your Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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