CC Madhya 22.1

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service

Chapter 22 Summary - Madhya-līlā 22.2

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 1

vande śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-

devaṁ taṁ karuṇārṇavam

kalāv apy ati-gūḍheyaṁ

bhaktir yena prakāśitā

SYNONYMS

vande — I offer my respectful obeisances; śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-devam — unto Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; tam — unto Him; karuṇā-arṇavam — who is an ocean of mercy; kalau — in this Age of Kali; api — even; ati — very; gūḍhā — confidential; iyam — this; bhaktiḥ — devotional service; yena — by whom; prakāśitā — manifested.

TRANSLATION

I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. He is an ocean of transcendental mercy, and although the subject matter of bhakti-yoga is very confidential, He has nonetheless manifested it so nicely, even in this Age of Kali, the age of quarrel.

Chapter 22 Summary - Madhya-līlā 22.2