Antya-līlā

Chapter 7: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭa

Verse 35 of 167
Cc Antya 7.35

ঐশ্বর্য দেখিলেহ ঽশুদ্ধেরঽ নহে ঐশ্বর্যজ্ঞান অতএব ঐশ্বর্য হৈতে ঽকেবলঽভাব প্রধান

ऐश्वर्य देखिलेह ऽशुद्धेरऽ नहे ऐश्वर्यज्ञान अतएव ऐश्वर्य हैते ऽकेवलऽभाव प्रधान

aiśvarya dekhileha 'śuddhera' nahe aiśvarya-jñāna ataeva aiśvarya ha-ite 'kevala'-bhāva pradhāna

Synonyms

aiśvaryaopulence; dekhilehaeven after seeing; śuddheraof a pure devotee; naheis not; aiśvarya-jñānaknowledge of opulence; ataevatherefore; aiśvarya ha-itethan the understanding of opulence; kevala-bhāvapure emotion; pradhānamore eminent..

Translation

"Even if a pure devotee sees the opulence of Kṛṣṇa, he does not accept it. Therefore pure consciousness is more exalted than consciousness of the Lord's opulence.

Verse 35 of 167
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