CC Madhya 11.11
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 11
- ākārād api bhetavyaṁ
- strīṇāṁ viṣayiṇām api
- yathāher manasaḥ kṣobhas
- tathā tasyākṛter api
SYNONYMS
ākārāt — from bodily features; api — even; bhetavyam — to be feared; strīṇām — of women; viṣayiṇām — of materialistic persons; api — even; yathā — as; aheḥ — from a serpent; manasaḥ — of the mind; kṣobhaḥ — agitation; tathā — so; tasya — of it; ākṛteḥ — from the appearance; api — even.
TRANSLATION
“‘Just as one is immediately frightened upon seeing a live serpent or even the form of a serpent, one endeavoring for self-realization should similarly fear a materialistic person and a woman. Indeed, he should not even glance at their bodily features.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Śrī Caitanya-candrodaya-nāṭaka (8.24).