← Madhya-līlā

Chapter 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Verse 119 of 148
Cc Madhya 21.119

কর্ম, তপ, যোগ, জ্ঞান, বিধিভক্তি, জপ, ধ্যান, ইহা হৈতে মাধুর্য দুর্লভ কেবল যে রাগমার্গে, ভজে কৃষ্ণে অনুরাগে, তারে কৃষ্ণমাধুর্য সুলভ

कर्म, तप, योग, ज्ञान, विधिभक्ति, जप, ध्यान, इहा हैते माधुर्य दुर्लभ केवल ये रागमार्गे, भजे कृष्णे अनुरागे, तारे कृष्णमाधुर्य सुलभ

karma, tapa, yoga, jñāna, vidhi-bhakti, japa, dhyāna, ihā haite mādhurya durlabha kevala ye rāga-mārge, bhaje kṛṣṇe anurāge, tāre kṛṣṇa-mādhurya sulabha

Synonyms

karma—fruitive activities; tapa—austerities; yoga—the practice of mystic yoga; jñāna—speculative cultivation of knowledge; vidhi-bhakti—regulative principles in devotional service; japa—chanting; dhyāna—meditation; ihā haite—from these things; mādhurya—the sweetness of Kṛṣṇa; durlabha—very difficult to perceive; kevala—only; ye—one; rāga-mārge—by the path of spontaneous ecstatic love; bhaje—worships; kṛṣṇe—Lord Kṛṣṇa; anurāge—with transcendental feeling; tāre—unto him; kṛṣṇa-mādhurya—the sweetness of Kṛṣṇa's; sulabha—very easily appreciated..

Translation

"The transcendental mellows generated from the dealings between the gopīs and Kṛṣṇa cannot be tasted by fruitive activity, yogic austerities, speculative knowledge, regulative devotional service, mantra-yoga or meditation. This sweetness can be tasted only through the spontaneous love of liberated persons who chant the holy names with great ecstatic love.

Verse 119 of 148