CC Madhya 24.61
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - 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 61
- yathāgniḥ su-samṛddhārciḥ
- karoty edhāṁsi bhasma-sāt
- tathā mad-viṣayā bhaktir
- uddhavaināṁsi kṛtsnaśaḥ
SYNONYMS
yathā — as; agniḥ — a fire; su-samṛddha-arciḥ — having a full flame; karoti — makes; edhāṁsi — fuel; bhasma-sāt — into ashes; tathā — similarly; mat-viṣayā bhaktiḥ — devotional service in relation to Me; uddhava — O Uddhava; enāṁsi — all kinds of sinful activity; kṛtsnaśaḥ — totally.
TRANSLATION
"'As all fuel is burned to ashes by a full-fledged fire, all sinful activities are totally erased when one engages in devotional service to Me.'
PURPORT
This verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 11.14.19) was spoken by Lord Kṛṣṇa.