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Chapter 3: The External Reasons for Lord Caitanya's Appearance

Verse 83 of 113
Cc Ādi 3.83

অহমেব ক্বচিদ্ব্রহ্মন্সন্ন্যাসাশ্রমমাশ্রিতঃ হরিভক্তিং গ্রাহযামি কলৌ পাপহতান্নরান্

अहमेव क्वचिद्ब्रह्मन्सन्न्यासाश्रममाश्रितः हरिभक्तिं ग्राहयामि कलौ पापहतान्नरान्

aham eva kvacid brahman sannyāsāśramam āśritaḥ hari-bhaktiṁ grāhayāmi kalau pāpa-hatān narān

Synonyms

aham—I; eva—certainly; kvacit—somewhere; brahman—O brāhmaṇa; sannyāsa-āśramam—the renounced order of life; āśritaḥ—taking recourse to; hari-bhaktim—devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; grāhayāmi—I shall give; kalau—in the age of Kali; pāpa-hatān—sinful; narān—to men..

Translation

"O learned brāhmaṇa, sometimes I accept the renounced order of life to induce the fallen people of the age of Kali to accept devotional service to the Lord."

Verse 83 of 113