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Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

Verse 380 of 399
Cc Madhya 20.380

বযসো বিবিধত্বে ঽপি সর্বভক্তিরসাশ্রযঃ ধর্মী কিশোর এবাত্র নিত্যলীলাবিলাসবান্

वयसो विविधत्वे ऽपि सर्वभक्तिरसाश्रयः धर्मी किशोर एवात्र नित्यलीलाविलासवान्

vayaso vividhatve 'pi sarva-bhakti-rasāśrayaḥ dharmī kiśora evātra nitya-līlā-vilāsavān

Synonyms

vayasaḥ—of age; vividhatve—in varieties; api—although; sarva—of all kinds; bhakti-rasa-āśrayaḥ—the shelter of devotional service; dharmī—whose constitutional nature; kiśoraḥ—in the age before youth; eva—certainly; atra—in this; nitya-līlā—of eternal pastimes; vilāsavān—the supreme enjoyer..

Translation

" 'The Supreme Personality of Godhead is eternally enjoying Himself, and He is the shelter of all kinds of devotional service. Although His ages are various, His age known as kiśora [pre-youth] is best of all.'

Purport

This verse is found in Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (2.1.63).

Verse 380 of 399