CC Madhya 23.40 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 23: Life's Ultimate Goal — Love of Godhead

Madhya-līlā 23.39 - Madhya-līlā 23.41

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 39

dhanyasyāyaṁ nava-premā

yasyonmīlati cetasi

antarvāṇibhir apy asya

mudrā suṣṭhu sudurgamā

SYNONYMS

dhanyasya—of a most fortunate person; ayam—this; navaḥ—new; premā—love of Godhead; yasya—of whom; unmīlati—manifests; cetasi—in the heart; antarvāṇibhiḥ—by persons well versed in śāstras; api—even; asya—of him; mudrā—symptoms; suṣṭhu—exceedingly; sudurgamā—difficult to understand.

TRANSLATION

" 'Even a most learned scholar cannot understand the activities and symptoms of an exalted personality in whose heart love of Godhead has awakened.'

PURPORT

This verse is also found in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.4.17).

Madhya-līlā 23.39 - Madhya-līlā 23.41