CC Antya 7.30
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Antya-līlā - Chapter 7: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭa
TEXT 30
- śuddha-bhāve sakhā kare skandhe ārohaṇa
- śuddha-bhāve vrajeśvarī karena bandhana
SYNONYMS
śuddha-bhāve—in pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness; sakhā—friend; kare—does; skandhe—on the shoulder; ārohaṇa—rising; śuddha-bhāve—in pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness; vraja-īśvarī—the Queen of Vraja; karena bandhana—binds.
TRANSLATION
"In pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness, a friend mounts the shoulder of Kṛṣṇa, and mother Yaśodā binds the Lord.
PURPORT
Śuddha-bhāva, pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness, is not dependent on an understanding of the Lord’s opulences. Even without such opulences, the devotee in śuddha-bhāva is inclined to love Kṛṣṇa as a friend or son.