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CC Madhya 24.101 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



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.