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Chapter 20: The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers

Verse 62 of 150
Cc Antya 20.62

ব্রজের বিশুদ্ধপ্রেম,— যেন জাম্বূনদ হেম, আত্মসুখের যাহাঙ্নাহি গন্ধ সে প্রেম জানাঽতে লোকে, প্রভু কৈলা এই শ্লোকে, পদে কৈলা অর্থের নির্বন্ধ

व्रजेर विशुद्धप्रेम,— येन जाम्बूनद हेम, आत्मसुखेर याहाङ्नाहि गन्ध से प्रेम जानाऽते लोके, प्रभु कैला एइ श्लोके, पदे कैला अर्थेर निर्बन्ध

vrajera viśuddha-prema,— yena jāmbū-nada hema, ātma-sukhera yāhāṅ nāhi gandha se prema jānā'te loke, prabhu kailā ei śloke, pade kailā arthera nirbandha

Synonyms

vrajera—of Vṛndāvana; viśuddha-prema—the pure love of Kṛṣṇa; yena—like; jāmbū-nada hema—the golden particles found in the Jāmbū River; ātma-sukhera—of personal sense gratification; yāhāṅ—where; nāhi gandha—there is not even a scent; se prema—that love of Godhead; jānā'te loke—to advertise among the people; prabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; kailā—has written; ei śloke—this verse; pade—in different steps; kailā arthera nirbandha—has clarified the real meaning..

Translation

The pure devotional service in Vṛndāvana is like the golden particles in the River Jāmbū. In Vṛndāvana there is not a trace of personal sense gratification. It is to advertise such pure love in this material world that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has written the previous verse and explained its meaning.

Verse 62 of 150