Madhya-līlā

Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

Verse 212 of 253
Cc Madhya 19.212

শমো মন্নিষ্ঠতা বুদ্ধেরিতি শ্রীভগবদ্বচঃ তন্নিষ্ঠা দুর্ঘটা বুদ্ধেরেতাং শান্তরতিং বিনা

शमो मन्निष्ठता बुद्धेरिति श्रीभगवद्वचः तन्निष्ठा दुर्घटा बुद्धेरेतां शान्तरतिं विना

śamo man-niṣṭhatā buddher iti śrī-bhagavad-vacaḥ tan-niṣṭhā durghaṭā buddher etāṁ śānta-ratiṁ vinā

Synonyms

śamaḥequality or neutrality; mat-niṣṭhatābeing fixed in My lotus feet; buddheḥof the intelligence; itithus; śrī-bhagavat-vacaḥwords of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tat-niṣṭhāattachment or attraction for Him; durghaṭāvery difficult to achieve; buddheḥof intelligence; etāmthus; śānta-ratimattachment on the platform of śānta-rasa; vināwithout..

Translation

"These are the words of the Supreme Personality of Godhead: 'When one's intelligence is fully attached to My lotus feet but one does not render practical service, one has attained the stage called śānta-rati, or śama. Without śānta-rati, attachment to Kṛṣṇa is very difficult to achieve.'

Purport

This verse is found in Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (3.1.47).

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