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Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

Verse 219 of 253
Cc Madhya 19.219

কেবল ঽস্বরূপজ্ঞানঽ হয শান্তরসে ঽপূর্ণৈশ্বর্যপ্রভুজ্ঞানঽ অধিক হয দাস্যে

केवल ऽस्वरूपज्ञानऽ हय शान्तरसे ऽपूर्णैश्वर्यप्रभुज्ञानऽ अधिक हय दास्ये

kevala 'svarūpa-jñāna' haya śānta-rase 'pūrṇaiśvarya-prabhu-jñāna' adhika haya dāsye

Synonyms

kevala—only; svarūpa-jñāna—knowledge of the constitutional position of one's self; haya—there is; śānta-rase—in the mellow of neutrality; pūrṇa-aiśvarya-prabhu-jñāna—knowledge of the full opulences of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; adhika—greater; haya—becomes; dāsye—in the transcendental mellow of servitude..

Translation

"On the platform of śānta-rasa, one only realizes his constitutional position. However, when one is raised to the platform of dāsya-rasa, he better understands the full opulence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Verse 219 of 253