CC Madhya 23.44

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

Madhya-līlā 23.43 - Madhya-līlā 23.45

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 44

ihā yaiche krame nirmala, krame bāḍe svāda

rati-premādira taiche bāḍaye āsvāda

SYNONYMS

ihā — this; yaiche — like; krame — by succession; nirmala — pure; krame — gradually; bāḍe — increases; svāda — taste; rati — from attachment; prema-ādira — of love of Godhead and so on; taiche — in that way; bāḍaye — increases; āsvāda — taste.

TRANSLATION

"One should understand that just as the taste of sugar increases as it is gradually purified, so when love of Godhead increases from rati, which is compared to the beginning seed, its taste increases.

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