Madhya-līlā

Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

Verse 218 of 253
Cc Madhya 19.218

শান্তের স্বভাব—কৃষ্ণে মমতাগন্ধহীন ঽপরংব্রহ্মঽঽপরমাত্মাঽজ্ঞান প্রবীণ

शान्तेर स्वभाव—कृष्णे ममतागन्धहीन ऽपरंब्रह्मऽऽपरमात्माऽज्ञान प्रवीण

śāntera svabhāva—kṛṣṇe mamatā-gandha-hīna 'paraṁ-brahma'-'paramātmā'-jñāna pravīṇa

Synonyms

śāntera sva-bhāvathe characteristic of śānta-rasa; kṛṣṇein Kṛṣṇa; mamatā-gandha-hīnanot even the smallest quantity of intimacy; param-brahmaimpersonal Brahman; paramātmāthe localized situation of the Lord; jñānaknowledge; pravīṇaprominence..

Translation

"It is the nature of śānta-rasa that not even the smallest intimacy exists. Rather, knowledge of impersonal Brahman and localized Paramātmā is prominent.

Purport

Because of an impersonal impression of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, a devotee in the śānta-rasa relationship worships the impersonal Brahman or localized aspect of the Absolute Truth (Paramātmā). He does not develop a personal relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

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