1|Madhya 23-1975: Life's Ultimate Goal-Love of Godhead
2|Chapter 23
3|Life's Ultimate Goal-Love of Godhead
4|The following summary study of the Twenty-third Chapter is
>|given by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura in his Amrta-pravaha-
>|bhasya. In this chapter Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu describes
>|the symptoms of emotion and love and the awakening of one's
>|original loving relationship with the Lord, as well as the
>|characteristics of a devotee who has actually attained that
>|stage. He then describes the gradual increase of love of
>|God up to the point of mahabhava. He then describes the
>|five divisions of attraction and how they continue. He also
>|describes the mellow derived from conjugal love, which is
>|the supreme emotion. Conjugal love is divided into two
>|categories-svakiya and parakiya. Svakiya refers to loving
>|affairs between husband and wife, and parakiya refers to
>|loving affairs between two lovers. There are a number of
>|descriptions in this connection. There is also a
>|description of the sixty-four transcendental qualities of
>|Krsna . Srimati Radharani has twenty-five transcendental
>|qualities .
5|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then describes those candidates who
>|are eligible to taste the mellows of devotional service.
>|Their fundamental natures and their varieties are also
>|described. The Lord also informs Sanatana Gosvami about all
>|the confidential paraphernalia of devotional service. He
>|gives a description of Goloka Vrndavana, where the Lord is
>|engaged in His eternal pastimes described in the Hari-vamsa.
>| There is also an opposing and favorable
>|description of kesa-avatara. All these instructions are
>|mentioned herein.
6|In this way Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu blessed Sanatana
>|Gosvami, placing His own hand on his head. Thus Sanatana
>|received the power to describe these subjects in books like
>|Hari-bhakti-vilasa.
7|Madhya 23.1
8|TEXT 1
9|TEXT
10|cirad adattam nija-gupta-vittam
11|svaprema -namamrtam atyudarah
12|apamaram yo vitatara gaurah
13|krsno janebhyas tam aham prapadye
14|SYNONYMS
15|cirat-for a long time; adattam-not given; nija-gupta-vittam-
>|His own personal confidential property; sva-prema-of love
>|for Him; nama-of the holy name; amrtam-the ambrosia; ati-
>|udarah-most munificent; a-pamaram-even down to the lowest
>|of men; yah-one who; vitatara-distributed; gaurah-Sri
>|Gaurasundara; krsnah-Lord Krsna Himself; janebhyah-to the
>|people in general; tam-to Him; aham-I; prapadye-offer
>|obeisances.
16|TRANSLATION
17|The most munificent Supreme Personality of Godhead, known
>|as Gaurakrsna, distributed to everyone-even the lowest of
>|men-His own confidential treasury in the form of the nectar
>|of love of Himself and the holy name. This was never given
>|to the people at any time before. I therefore offer my
>|respectful obeisances unto Him.
18|Madhya 23.2
19|TEXT 2
20|TEXT
21|jaya jaya gauracandra jaya nityananda
22|jayadvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda
23|SYNONYMS
24|jaya jaya-all glories; gauracandra-to Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; jaya-all glories; nityananda-to Nityananda
>|Prabhu; jaya-all glories; advaita-candra-to Advaita Acarya;
>|jaya-all glories; gaura-bhakta-vrnda-to the devotees of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
25|TRANSLATION
26|All glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to Lord
>|Nityananda! All glories to Advaita Acarya! And all glories
>|to all the devotees of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu!
27|Madhya 23.3
28|TEXT 3
29|TEXT
30|ebe suna bhakti-phala 'prema'-prayojana
31|yahara sravane haya bhakti-rasa-jnana
32|SYNONYMS
33|ebe suna-now hear; bhakti-phala-the result of practice of
>|devotional service; prema-love of Godhead; prayojana-the
>|ultimate goal of life; yahara sravane-by hearing of which;
>|haya-there is; bhakti-rasa-jnana-transcendental knowledge
>|of the mellows of devotional service.
34|TRANSLATION
35|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, "Now hear, O Sanatana,
>|about the result of devotional service, which is love of
>|Godhead, life's ultimate goal. If one hears this
>|description , he will be enlightened in the transcendental
>|mellows of devotional service.
36|Madhya 23.4
37|TEXT 4
38|TEXT
39|krsne rati gadha haile 'prema'-abhidhana
40|krsna-bhakti-rasera ei 'sthayi-bhava'-nama
41|SYNONYMS
42|krsne-unto Lord Krsna; rati-affection; gadha-deep; haile-
>|when it becomes; prema-abhidhana-called love of God; krsna-
>|bhakti-rasera-of the mellows of devotional service to Krsna;
>| ei-this sthayi-bhava-nama-called sthayi-bhava.
43|TRANSLATION
44|"When affection for Krsna becomes deeper, one attains love
>|of Godhead in devotional service. Such a position is called
>|sthayi-bhava, permanent enjoyment of the mellows of
>|devotional service to Krsna.
45|Madhya 23.5
46|TEXT 5
47|TEXT
48|suddha-sattva-visesatma
49|prema-suryamsu-samya-bhak
50|rucibhis citta-masrnya-
51|krd asau bhava ucyate
52|SYNONYMS
53|suddha-sattva-by unadultered goodness; visesa-
>|distinguished; atma-whose nature; prema-of love of God;
>|surya-like the sun; amsu-a ray; samya-bhak-which is similar
>|to; rucibhih-by different tastes; citta-of the heart;
>|masrnya-softness; krt-which causes; asau-that softness;
>|bhavah-emotion; ucyate-is called.
54|TRANSLATION
55|" 'When devotional service is situated on the
>|transcendental platform of pure goodness, it is like a
>|ray of the sunlight of love for Krsna. At such a time,
>|devotional service causes the heart to be softened by
>|various tastes, and it is called bhava [
>|emotion].'
56|PURPORT
57|This verse is found in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.3.1).
58|Madhya 23.6
59|TEXT 6
60|TEXT
61|e dui,-bhavera 'svarupa', 'tatastha' laksana
62|premera laksana ebe suna, sanatana
63|SYNONYMS
64|ei dui-these two; bhavera-of emotion; sva-rupa-
>|constitutional; tatastha-marginal; laksana-symptoms;
>|premera-of love; laksana-the symptoms; ebe-now; suna-hear;
>|sanatana-O Sanatana.
65|TRANSLATION
66|"Bhava [emotion] has two different symptoms-constitutional
>|and marginal. Now, My dear Sanatana, listen to the symptoms
>|of love.
67|PURPORT
68|The word suddha-sattva-visesatma means "situated on the
>|transcendental platform of pure goodness." In this way the
>|soul is purified of all material contamination, and this
>|position is called svarupa-laksana, the constitutional
>|symptom of bhava, emotion. By various tastes, one's heart
>|is softened, and there is an awakening of one's loving
>|propensity to render spontaneous service to the Lord. This
>|is called tatastha-laksana, the marginal symptom of bhava.
69|Madhya 23.7
70|TEXT 7
71|TEXT
72|samyan masrnita - svanto
>|
73|mamatvatisayankitah
74|bhavah sa eva sandratma
75|budhaih prema nigadyate
76|SYNONYMS
77|samyak-completely; masrnita-svantah -which makes the
>|heart soft; mamatva-of a sense of ownership; atisaya-
>|ankitah-marked with an abundance; bhavah-emotion; sah-that;
>|eva-certainly; sandra-atma-whose nature is very condensed;
>|budhaih-by learned persons; prema-love of Godhead;
>|nigadyate-is described.
78|TRANSLATION
79|" 'When that bhava softens the heart completely, becomes
>|endowed with a great feeling of possessiveness in relation
>|to the Lord and becomes very much condensed and intensified,
>| it is called prema [love of Godhead] by learned scholars.
80|PURPORT
81|This verse is found in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.4.
>|1).
82|Madhya 23.8
83|TEXT 8
84|TEXT
85|ananya-mamata visnau
86|mamata prema-sangata
87|bhaktir ity ucyate bhisma-
88|prahladoddhava-naradaih
89|SYNONYMS
90|ananya-mamata-having a sense of relationships with no
>|others; visnau-in Lord Visnu, or Krsna; mamata-the sense of
>|ownership; prema-sangata-endowed only with love; bhaktih-
>|devotional service; iti-thus; ucyate-is said; bhisma-by
>|Bhisma; prahlada-by Prahlada Maharaja; uddhava-by Uddhava;
>|naradaih-and by Narada.
91|TRANSLATION
92|" 'When one develops an unflinching sense of ownership or
>|possessiveness in relation to Lord Visnu, or, in other
>|words, when one thinks Visnu and no one else to be the only
>|object of love, such an awakening is called bhakti [
>|devotion] by exalted persons like Bhisma, Prahlada, Uddhava
>|and Narada.'
93|PURPORT
94|This verse, quoted from the Narada-pancaratra, is found in
>|the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.4.2).
95|Madhya 23.9
96|TEXT 9
97|TEXT
98|kona bhagye kona jivera 'sraddha' yadi haya
99|tabe sei jiva 'sadhu-sanga' ye karaya
100|SYNONYMS
101|kona bhagye-by some good fortune; kona jivera-of some
>|living entity; sraddha yadi haya-if there is faith; tabe-
>|then; sei jiva-that living entity; sadhu-sanga-association
>|with devotees; ye-certainly; karaya-makes.
102|TRANSLATION
103|"If, by good fortune, a living entity develops faith in
>|Krsna, he begins to associate with devotees.
104|Madhya 23.10
105|TEXT 10
106|TEXT
107|sadhu-sanga haite haya 'sravana-kirtana'
108|sadhana-bhaktye haya 'sarvanartha-nivartana'
109|SYNONYMS
110|sadhu-sanga haite-from association with devotees; haya-
>|there is; sravana-kirtana-hearing, chanting and so on;
>|sadhana-bhaktye-by devotional service; haya-there is; sarva-
>|all; anartha-nivartana-disappearance of unwanted thing.
111|TRANSLATION
112|"When one is encouraged in devotional service by the
>|association of devotees, one becomes free from all unwanted
>|contamination by following the regulative principles and
>|chanting and hearing.
113|Madhya 23.11
114|TEXT 11
115|TEXT
116|anartha-nivrtti haile bhaktye 'nistha' haya
117|nistha haite sravanadye 'ruci' upajaya
118|SYNONYMS
119|anartha-nivrtti-disappearance of all unwanted contamination;
>| haile-when there is; bhaktye-in devotional service; nistha-
>|firm faith; haya-there is; nistha haite-from such firm
>|faith; sravana-adye-in hearing, chanting and so on; ruci-
>|taste; upajaya-awakens.
120|TRANSLATION
121|"When one is freed from all unwanted contamination, he
>|advances with firm faith. When firm faith in devotional
>|service awakens, a taste for hearing and chanting also
>|awakens.
122|Madhya 23.12
123|TEXT 12
124|TEXT
125|ruci haite bhaktye haya 'asakti' pracura
126|asakti haite citte janme krsne prity-ankura
127|SYNONYMS
128|ruci haite-from such a taste; bhaktye-in devotional service;
>| haya-there is; asakti-attachment; pracura-deep; asakti
>|haite-from attachment; citte-within the heart; janme-
>|appears; krsne-for Krsna; priti-ankura-the seed of
>|affection.
129|TRANSLATION
130|"After taste is awakened, a deep attachment arises, and
>|from that attachment the seed of love for Krsna grows in
>|the heart.
131|Madhya 23.13
132|TEXT 13
133|TEXT
134|sei 'bhava' gadha haile dhare 'prema'-nama
135|sei prema 'prayojana' sarvananda-dhama
136|SYNONYMS
137|sei bhava-that emotional condition; gadha haile-when it
>|becomes intensified; dhare-takes; prema-nama-the name love
>|of Godhead; sei prema-that love of Godhead; prayojana-the
>|ultimate goal of life; sarva-ananda-dhama-the reservoir of
>|all pleasure.
138|TRANSLATION
139|"When that ecstatic emotional stage intensifies, it is
>|called love of Godhead. Such love is life's ultimate goal
>|and the reservoir of all pleasure.
140|PURPORT
141|Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura summarizes this growth of love
>|of Godhead as a gradual process. A person becomes
>|interested in devotional service by some good fortune.
>|Eventually he becomes interested in pure devotional service
>|without material contamination. At that point, a person
>|wants to associate with devotees. As a result of this
>|association, he becomes more and more interested in
>|discharging devotional service and hearing and chanting.
>|The more one is interested in hearing and chanting, the
>|more he is purified of material contamination. Liberation
>|from material contamination is called anartha-nivrtti,
>|indicating a diminishing of all unwanted things. This is
>|the test of development in devotional service. If one
>|actually develops the devotional attitude, he must be freed
>|from the material contamination of illicit sex,
>|intoxication, gambling and meat-eating. These are the
>|preliminary symptoms. When one is freed from all material
>|contamination, his firm faith awakens in devotional service
>|. When firm faith develops, a taste arises, and by
>|that taste , one becomes attached to devotional service.
>|When this attachment intensifies, the seed of love of Krsna
>|fructifies. This position is called priti or rati (
>|affection) or bhava (emotion). When rati intensifies, it is
>|called love of Godhead. This love of Godhead is actually
>|life's highest perfection and the reservoir of all pleasure.
142|Thus devotional life is divided into two stages-sadhana-
>|bhakti and bhava-bhakti. Sadhana-bhakti refers to the
>|development of devotional service through the regulative
>|principles. The basic principle for the execution of
>|devotional service is faith. Above that, there is
>|association with devotees, and after that there is
>|initiation by a bona fide spiritual master. After
>|initiation, when one follows the regulative principles of
>|devotional service, one becomes freed from all unwanted
>|things. In this way one becomes firmly fixed and gradually
>|develops a taste for devotional service. The more the taste
>|grows, the more one desires to render service to the Lord.
>|In this way one becomes attached to a particular mellow in
>|the Lord's service-santa, dasya, sakhya, vatsalya and
>|madhura. As a result of such attachment, bhava develops.
>|Bhava-bhakti is the platform of purified goodness. By such
>|purified goodness, one's heart melts in devotional service.
>|Bhava-bhakti is the first seed of love of Godhead. This
>|emotional stage is there before one attains pure love. When
>|that emotional stage intensifies, it is called prema-bhakti,
>| or transcendental love of Godhead. This gradual process is
>|also described in the following two verses
>|found in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.4.15 -16).
143|Madhya 23.14-15
144|TEXTS 14-15
145|TEXT
146|adau sraddha tatah sadhu-
147|sango 'tha bhajana-kriya
148|tato 'nartha-nivrttih syat
149|tato nistha rucis tatah
150|athasaktis tato bhavas
151|tatah premabhyudancati
152|sadhakanam ayam premnah
153|pradurbhave bhavet kramah
154|SYNONYMS
155|adau-in the beginning; sraddha-firm faith, or disinterest
>|in material affairs and interest in spiritual advancement;
>|tatah-thereafter; sadhu-sangah-association with pure
>|devotees; atha-then; bhajana-kriya-performance of
>|devotional service to Krsna (surrendering to the spiritual
>|master and being encouraged by the association of devotees,
>|so that initiation takes place); tatah-thereafter; anartha-
>|nivrttih-the diminishing of all unwanted habits; syat-there
>|should be; tatah-then; nistha-firm faith; rucih-taste;
>|tatah-thereafter; atha-then; asaktih-attachment; tatah-then;
>| bhavah-emotion of affection; tatah-thereafter; prema-love
>|of God; abhyudancati-arises; sadhakanam-of the devotees
>|practicing Krsna consciousness; ayam-this; premnah-of love
>|of Godhead; pradurbhave-in the appearance; bhavet-is;
>|kramah-the chronological order.
156|TRANSLATION
157|" 'In the beginning there must be faith. Then one becomes
>|interested in associating with pure devotees. Thereafter
>|one is initiated by the spiritual master and executes the
>|regulative principles under his orders. Thus one is freed
>|from all unwanted habits and becomes firmly fixed in
>|devotional service. Thereafter, one develops taste and
>|attachment. This is the way of sadhana-bhakti, the
>|execution of devotional service according to the regulative
>|principles. Gradually emotions intensify, and finally there
>|is an awakening of love. This is the gradual development of
>|love of Godhead for the devotee interested in Krsna
>|consciousness.'
158|Madhya 23.16
159|TEXT 16
160|TEXT
161|satam prasangan mama virya-samvido
162| bhavanti hrt-karna-rasayanah kathah
163|taj-josanad asv apavarga-vartmani
164| sraddha ratir bhaktir anukramisyati
165|SYNONYMS
166|satam-of the devotees; prasangat-bu the intimate
>|association; mama-of Me; virya-samvidah-talks full of
>|spiritual potency; bhavanti-appear; hrt-to the heart; karna-
>|and to the ears; rasa-ayanah-a source of sweetness; kathah-
>|talks; tat-of them; josanat-from proper cultivation; asu-
>|quickly; apavarga-of liberation; vartmani-on the path;
>|sraddha-faith; ratih-attraction; bhaktih-love;
>|anukramisyati-will follow one after another.
167|TRANSLATION
168|" 'The spiritually powerful message of Godhead can be
>|properly discussed only in a society of devotees, and it is
>|greatly pleasing to hear in that association. If one hears
>|from devotees, the way of transcendental experience quickly
>|opens to him, and gradually he attains firm faith that in
>|due course develops into attraction and devotion.'
169|PURPORT
170|This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (3.25.25).
171|Madhya 23.17
172|TEXT 17
173|TEXT
174|yanhara hrdaye ei bhavankura haya
175|tanhate eteka cihna sarva-sastre kaya
176|SYNONYMS
177|yanhara-of whom; hrdaye-in the heart; ei-this; bhava-ankura-
>|seed of emotion; haya-there is; tanhate-in him; eteka-these;
>| cihna-symptoms; sarva-sastre-all revealed scriptures; kaya-
>|say.
178|TRANSLATION
179|"If one actually has the seed of transcendental emotion in
>|his heart, the symptoms will be visible in his activities.
>|That is the verdict of all revealed scriptures.
180|Madhya 23.18-19
181|TEXTS 18-19
182|TEXT
183|ksantir avyartha-kalatvam
184|viraktir mana-sunyata
185|asa-bandhah samutkantha
186|nama-gane sada rucih
187|asaktis tad-gunakhyane
188|pritis tad-vasati-sthale
189|ity adayo 'nubhavah syur
190|jata-bhavankure jane
191|SYNONYMS
192|ksantih-forgiveness; avyartha-kalatvam-being free from
>|wasting time; viraktih-detachment; mana-sunyata-absence of
>|false prestige; asa-bandhah-hope; samutkantha-eagerness;
>|nama-gane-in chanting the Holy names; sada-always; rucih-
>|taste; asaktih-attachment; tat-of Lord Krsna; guna-akhyane-
>|in describing the transcendental qualities; pritih-
>|affection; tat-His; vasati-sthale-in places of residence (
>|the temple or holy places); iti-thus; adayah-and so on;
>|anubhavah-the signs; syuh-are; jata-developed; bhava-ankure-
>|whose seed of ecstatic emotion; jane-in a person.
193|TRANSLATION
194|" 'When the seed of ecstatic emotion for Krsna fructifies,
>|the following nine symptoms manifest in one's behavior:
>|forgiveness, concern that time should not be wasted,
>|detachment, absence of false prestige, hope, eagerness, a
>|taste for chanting the holy name of the Lord, attachment to
>|descriptions of the transcendental qualities of the Lord,
>|and affection for those places where the Lord resides-that
>|is, a temple or a holy place like Vrndavana. These are all
>|called anubhava, subordinate signs of ecstatic emotion.
>|They are visible in a person in whose heart the seed of
>|love of God has begun to fructify.'
195|PURPORT
196|These two verses are found in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.
>|3.25-26).
197|Madhya 23.20
198|TEXT 20
199|TEXT
200|ei nava prity-ankura yanra citte haya
201|prakrta-ksobhe tanra ksobha nahi haya
202|SYNONYMS
203|ei-this; nava-nine; priti-ankura-fructification of the seed
>|of love; yanra-of whom; citte-in the mind; haya-there is;
>|prakrta-material; ksobhe-in agitation; tanra-his; ksobha-
>|agitation; nahi haya-there is not.
204|TRANSLATION
205|"If love for Krsna in a seedling state has fructified in
>|one's heart, one is not agitated by material things.
206|Madhya 23.21
207|TEXT 21
208|TEXT
209|tam mopayatam pratiyantu vipra
210| ganga ca devi dhrta-cittam ise
211|dvijopasrstah kuhakas taksako va
212| dasatv alam gayata visnu-gathah
213|SYNONYMS
214|tam-him; ma-me; upayatam-surrendered; pratiyantu-you may
>|know; viprah-O brahmanas; ganga-mother Ganges; ca-and; devi-
>|the demigoddess; dhrta-offered; cittam-whose mind; ise-unto
>|the Supreme Personality of Godhead; dvija-upasrstah-created
>|by the brahmana; kuhakah-some trickery; taksakah-snake-bird;
>| va-or; dasatu-let it bite; alam-never mind; gayata-chant;
>|visnu-gathah-the holy names of Lord Visnu.'
215|TRANSLATION
216|" 'O brahmanas, just accept me as a completely surrendered
>|soul, and let mother Ganges, the representative of the Lord,
>| also accept me in that way, for I have already taken the
>|lotus feet of the Lord into my heart. Let the snakebird-or
>|whatever magical thing the brahmana created-bite me at once.
>| I only desire that you all continue singing the deeds of
>|Lord Visnu.'
217|PURPORT
218|This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.19.15) spoken by
>|Maharaja Pariksit while he was sitting on the bank of the
>|Ganges expecting to be bitten by a snakebird summoned
>|by the curse of a brahmana boy named Srngi, who was the son
>|of a great sage named Samika. News of the curse was
>|conveyed to the King, who prepared for his imminent death.
>|Many great saintly persons, sages, brahmanas, kings and
>|demigods came to see him in his last days. Maharaja
>|Pariksit, however, was not at all afraid of being bitten by
>|the snake-bird. Indeed, he requested all the great
>|personalities assembled to continue chanting the holy name
>|of Lord Visnu.
219|Madhya 23.22
220|TEXT 22
221|TEXT
222|krsna-sambandha vina kala vyartha nahi yaya
223|SYNONYMS
224|krsna-sambandha vina-without a connection with Krsna; kala-
>|time; vyartha-useless; nahi yaya-does not become.
225|TRANSLATION
226|"Not a moment should be lost. Every moment should be
>|utilized for Krsna or connected with Him.
227|PUPORT
228|Maharaja Pariksit's expression of anxiety is explained in
>|this verse. He says, "Let whatever is destined to happen
>|take place. It doesn't matter. Just let me see that not a
>|moment of my time is wasted without a relationship with
>|Krsna." One has to tolerate all obstacles on the path of
>|Krsna consciousness, and one has to see that not a moment
>|of his life is wasted outside of Krsna's service.
229|Madhya 23.23
230|TEXT 23
231|TEXT
232|vagbhih stuvanto manasa smarantas
233| tanva namanto 'py anisam na trptah
234|bhaktah sravan-netra-jalah samagram
235| ayur harer eva samarpayanti
236|SYNONYMS
237|vagbhih-by words; stuvantah-offering prayers to the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead; manasa-by the mind; smarantah-
>|remembering; tanva-by the body; namantah-offering
>|obeisances; api-although; anisam-all the time; na trptah-
>|not satisfied; bhaktah-the devotees; sravat-shedding; netra-
>|jalah-tears from the eyes; samagram-the whole; ayuh-life;
>|hareh-to Krsna; eva-only; samarpayanti-dedicate.
238|TRANSLATION
239|" 'With their words, they offer prayers to the Lord. With
>|their minds, they always remember the Lord. With their
>|bodies, they offer obeisances to the Lord. Despite all
>|these activities, they are still not satisfied. This is the
>|nature of pure devotees. Shedding tears from their eyes,
>|they dedicate their whole lives to the Lord's service.'
240|PURPORT
241|This verse from the Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya is found in the
>|Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.3.29).
242|Madhya 23.24
243|TEXT 24
244|TEXT
245|bhukti, siddhi, indriyartha tare nahi bhaya
246|SYNONYMS
247|bhukti-material enjoyment; siddhi-mystic power; indriya-
>|artha-the objects of the senses; tare-unto him; nahi bhaya-
>|do not appeal.
248|TRANSLATION
249|"In the material field, people are interested in material
>|enjoyment, mystic power and sense gratification. However ,
>|these things do not appeal to the devotee at all.
250|Madhya 23.25
251|TEXT 25
252|TEXT
253|yo dustyajan dara-sutan
254|suhrd-rajyam hrdi sprsah
255|jahau yuvaiva malavad
256|uttamahsloka-lalasah
257|SYNONYMS
258|yah-who (Bharata Maharaja); dustyajan-difficult to give up;
>|dara-sutan-wife and children; suhrt-friends; rajyam-kingdom;
>| hrdi sprsah-dear to the core of the heart; jahau-gave up;
>|yuva-youthful; eva-at that time; malavat -like stool;
>|uttamah-sloka-lalasah-being captivated by the
>|transcendental qualities, pastimes and association of the
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead.
259|TRANSLATION
260|" 'King Bharata was very eager to attain the association of
>|the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, who is called
>|uttama-sloka because poems and prayers are offered
>|to Him for His favor. In his youth, King Bharata gave up
>|his attractive wife and children, as well as his beloved
>|friends and opulent kingdom, just as one gives up stool
>|after passing it.'
261|PURPORT
262|These are the signs of virakti (detachment) found in a
>|person who has developed bhava, the preliminary stage of
>|love of Godhead; This verse is quoted from Srimad-
>|Bhagavatam (5.14.43).
263|Madhya 23.26
264|TEXT 26
265|TEXT
266|'sarvottama' apanake 'hina' kari mane
267|SYNONYMS
268|sarva-uttama-although standing above all; apanake-himself;
>|hina kari-as the lowest; mane-considers.
269|TRANSLATION
270|"Although a pure devotee's standard is above all, he still
>|considers himself to be in the lowest stage of life.
271|Madhya 23.27
272|TEXT 27
273|TEXT
274|harau ratim vahann esa
275|narendranam sikhamanih
276|bhiksam atann ari-pure
277|sva-pakam api vandate
278|SYNONYMS
279|harau-toward the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ratim-
>|affection; vahan-carrying; esah-this one; nara-indranam-of
>|all the kings; sikha-manih-brilliant crown jewel; bhiksam-
>|begging alms; atan-wandering for; ari-pure-even in the city
>|of enemies; sva-pakam-the fifth-grade candalas; api-even;
>|vandate-worships.
280|TRANSLATION
281|" 'Bharata Maharaja always carried affection for Krsna
>|within his heart. Although Bharata Maharaja was the crown
>|jewel of kings, he was still wandering about and begging
>|alms in the city of his enemies. He was even offering
>|respects to candalas, low-class men who eat dogs.'
282|PURPORT
283|This is a quotation from Padma Purana.
284|Madhya 23.28
285|TEXT 28
286|TEXT
287|'krsna krpa karibena'-drdha kari' jane
288|SYNONYMS
289|krsna-Lord Krsna; krpa karibena-will show His mercy; drdha
>|kari'-making firm; jane-he believes.
290|TRANSLATION
291|"A fully surrendered devotee always hopes that Lord Krsna
>|will be kind to him. This hope is very firm in him.
292|Madhya 23.29
293|TEXT 29
294|TEXT
295|na prema sravanadi-bhaktir api va yogo 'thava vaisnavo
296| jnanam va subha-karma va kiyad aho saj-jatir apy asti va
297|hinarthadhika-sadhake tvayi tathapy acchedya-mula sati
298| he gopi-jana-vallabha vyathayate ha ha mad-asaiva mam
299|SYNONYMS
300|na-not; prema-love of Godhead; sravana-adi-consisting of
>|chanting, hearing and so on; bhaktih-devotional service;
>|api-also; va-or; yogah-the power of mystic yoga; athava -
>|or; vaisnavah-befitting a devotee; jnanam-knowledge; va-or;
>|subha-karma-pious activities; va-or; kiyat-a little; aho-O
>|my Lord; sat-jatih-birth in a good family; api-even; asti-
>|there is; va-or; hina-artha-adhika-sadhake-who bestows
>|greater benedictions upon one who is fallen and possesses
>|no good qualities; tvayi-unto You; tathapi -still;
>|acchedya-mula-whose root is uncuttable; sati-being; he-O;
>|gopi-jana-vallabha-most dear friend of the gopis;
>|vyathayate-gives pain; ha ha-alas; mat-my; asa-hope; eva-
>|certainly; mam-to me.
301|TRANSLATION
302|" 'O my Lord, I do not have any love for You, nor am I
>|qualified for discharging devotional service by chanting
>|and hearing. Nor do I possess the mystic power of a
>|Vaisnava, knowledge or pious activities. Nor do I belong to
>|a very high-caste family. On the whole, I do not possess
>|anything. Still, O beloved of the gopis, because You bestow
>|Your mercy on the most fallen, I have an unbreakable hope
>|that is constantly in my heart. That hope is always giving
>|me pain.'
303|PURPORT
304|This verse is found in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.3.35).
305|Madhya 23.30
306|TEXT 30
307|TEXT
308|samutkantha haya sada lalasa-pradhana
309|SYNONYMS
310|samutkantha-eagerness; haya-is; sada-always; lalasa-ardent
>|desire; pradhana-chiefly characterized by.
311|TRANSLATION
312|"This eagerness is chiefly characterized by an ardent
>|desire to associate with the Lord.
313|Madhya 23.31
314|TEXT 31
315|TEXT
316|tvac-chaisavam tri-bhuvanadbhutam ity avehi
317| mac-capalam ca tava va mama vadhigamyam
318|tat kim karomi viralam murali-vilasi
319| mugdham mukhambujam udiksitum iksanabhyam
320|SYNONYMS