CC Madhya 24.36 (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 36
- 'ittham-bhūta'-śabdera artha--pūrṇānandamaya
- yāṅra āge brahmānanda tṛṇa-prāya haya
SYNONYMS
ittham-bhūta-śabdera artha—the meaning or import of the word ittham-bhūta; pūrṇa-ānanda-maya—full of transcendental bliss; yāṅra āge—in front of which; brahma-ānanda—the transcendental bliss derived from impersonalism; tṛṇa-prāya—just like straw; haya—is.
TRANSLATION
"The word ittham-bhūta is transcendentally exalted because it means 'full of transcendental bliss.' Before this transcendental bliss, the bliss derived from merging into the existence of the Absolute [brahmānanda] becomes like a piece of straw in comparison.