CC Madhya 24.128 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 128
- asmin sukha-ghana-mūrtau param-
- ātmani vṛṣṇi-pattane sphurati
- ātmārāmatayā me vṛthā
- gato bata ciraṁ kālaḥ
SYNONYMS
asmin—when this; sukha-ghana-mūrtau—form of complete happiness; parama-ātmani—the Supreme Person; vṛṣṇi-pattane—in Dvārakā-dhāma; sphurati—exists; ātmārāmatayā—by the process of cultivating Brahman realization; me—my; vṛthā—uselessly; gataḥ—wasted; bata—alas, what can I say; ciram—for a long time; kālaḥ—time.
TRANSLATION
" 'In this Dvārakā-dhāma, I am being attracted by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, who is personified spiritual bliss. Simply by seeing Him, I am feeling great happiness. Oh, I have wasted so much time trying to become self-realized through impersonal cultivation. This is a cause for lamentation!'
PURPORT
This verse is also found in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (3.1.34).