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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Chapter 21 Summary - Madhya-līlā 21.2

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 1

agaty-eka-gatiṁ natvā

hīnārthādhika-sādhakam

śrī-caitanyaṁ likhāmy asya

mādhuryaiśvarya-śīkaram

SYNONYMS

agati-eka-gatim — to the only shelter for the conditioned souls who do not know the goal of life; natvā — offering obeisances; hīna-artha — of the necessities of the conditioned souls, who are poor in spiritual knowledge; adhika — increase; sādhakam — bringing about; śrī-caitanyam — unto Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; likhāmi — I am writing; asya — of Him; mādhurya-aiśvarya — of the sweetness and opulence; śīkaram — a small portion.

TRANSLATION

Offering my obeisances unto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, let me describe a particle of His opulence and sweetness. He is most valuable for a fallen conditioned soul bereft of spiritual knowledge, and He is the only shelter for those who do not know the real goal of life.

Chapter 21 Summary - Madhya-līlā 21.2