Madhya-līlā

Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

Verse 215 of 253
Cc Madhya 19.215

স্বর্গ, মোক্ষ কৃষ্ণভক্ত ঽনরকঽ করিঽ মানে কৃষ্ণনিষ্ঠা, তৃষ্ণাত্যাগ—শান্তের ঽদুইঽ গুণে

स्वर्ग, मोक्ष कृष्णभक्त ऽनरकऽ करिऽ माने कृष्णनिष्ठा, तृष्णात्याग—शान्तेर ऽदुइऽ गुणे

svarga, mokṣa kṛṣṇa-bhakta 'naraka' kari' māne kṛṣṇa-niṣṭhā, tṛṣṇā-tyāga—śāntera 'dui' guṇe

Synonyms

svargathe heavenly kingdom; mokṣaliberation from material bondage; kṛṣṇa-bhaktaa devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa; naraka kari' māneconsiders as good as hell; kṛṣṇa-niṣṭhābeing fixed at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa; tṛṣṇa-tyāgagiving up all material desires; śānteraof one on the neutrality platform; dui guṇetwo transcendental qualities..

Translation

"When a devotee is situated on the platform of śānta-rasa, he desires neither elevation to the heavenly planets nor liberation. These are the results of karma and jñāna, and the devotee considers them no better than hell. A person situated on the śānta-rasa platform manifests the two transcendental qualities of detachment from all material desire and full attachment to Kṛṣṇa.

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