CC Madhya 24.101 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse
TEXT 101
- 'pra'-śabde--mokṣa-vāñchā kaitava-pradhāna
- ei śloke śrīdhara-svāmī kariyāchena vyākhyāna
SYNONYMS
pra-śabde—by the affix pra; mokṣa-vāñchā—the desire for being liberated; kaitava-pradhāna—first-class cheating; ei śloke—in this verse; śrīdhara-svāmī—the great commentator Śrīdhara Svāmī; kariyāchena—has made; vyākhyāna—explanation.
TRANSLATION
"The prefix pra in the word projjhita specifically refers to those desiring liberation or oneness with the Supreme. Such a desire should be understood to result from a cheating propensity. The great commentator Śrīdhara Svāmī has explained this verse in that way.