Ādi-līlā

Chapter 7: Lord Caitanya in Five Features

Verse 98 of 165
Cc Ādi 7.98

ত্বত্সাক্ষাত্করণাহ্লাদ বিশুদ্ধাব্ধিস্থিতস্য মে সুখানি গোষ্পদাযন্তে ব্রাহ্মাণ্যপি জগদ্গুরো

त्वत्साक्षात्करणाह्लाद विशुद्धाब्धिस्थितस्य मे सुखानि गोष्पदायन्ते ब्राह्माण्यपि जगद्गुरो

tvat-sākṣātkaraṇāhlāda- viśuddhābdhi-sthitasya me sukhāni goṣpadāyante brāhmāṇy api jagad-guro

Synonyms

tvatYour; sākṣātmeeting; karaṇasuch action; āhlādapleasure; viśuddhaspiritually purified; abdhiocean; sthitasyabeing situated; meby me; sukhānihappiness; goṣpadāyantea small hole created by the hoof of a calf; brāhmaṇithe pleasure derived from impersonal Brahman understanding; apialso; jagat-guroO master of the universe..

Translation

"'My dear Lord, O master of the universe, since I have directly seen You, my transcendental bliss has taken the shape of a great ocean. Being situated in that ocean, I now realize all other so-called happiness to be like the water contained in the hoofprint of a calf.'"

Purport

The transcendental bliss enjoyed in pure devotional service is like an ocean, whereas material happiness and even the happiness to be derived from the realization of impersonal Brahman are just like the water in the hoofprint of a calf. This is a verse from the Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya (14.36).

Verse 98 of 165
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