CC Madhya 24.197
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - 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 197
- akāmaḥ sarva-kāmo vā
- mokṣa-kāma udāra-dhīḥ
- tīvreṇa bhakti-yogena
- yajeta puruṣaṁ param
SYNONYMS
akāmaḥ—without material desires; sarva-kāmaḥ—full of all material desires; vā—or; mokṣa-kāmaḥ—desiring liberation; udāra-dhīḥ—sincere and advanced in devotional service; tīvreṇa—firm; bhakti-yogena—by the practice of bhakti-yoga; yajeta—should worship; puruṣam param—the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
"'Whether one desires everything or nothing, or whether he desires to merge into the existence of the Lord, he is intelligent only if he worships Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, by rendering transcendental loving service.'
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 2.3.10).