CC Adi 6.108 (1975)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 108
- svā-mādhurya āsvādite karena yatana
- bhakta-bhāva vinu nahe tāhā āsvādana
SYNONYMS
svā-mādhurya—the sweetness of Himself; āsvādite—to taste; karena yatana—makes endeavors; bhakta-bhāva—the emotion of being a devotee; vinu—without; nahe—there is not; tāhā—that; āsvādana—tasting.
TRANSLATION
He tries to taste His own sweetness, but He cannot do so without accepting the emotions of a devotee.
PURPORT
Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa wanted to relish the transcendental mellow of a devotee, and therefore He accepted the role of a devotee by appearing as Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu.