Madhya-līlā

Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service

Verse 95 of 160
Cc Madhya 22.95

ভক্তবত্সল, কৃতজ্ঞ, সমর্থ, বদান্য হেন কৃষ্ণ ছাডিঽ পণ্ডিত নাহি ভজে অন্য

भक्तवत्सल, कृतज्ञ, समर्थ, वदान्य हेन कृष्ण छाडिऽ पण्डित नाहि भजे अन्य

bhakta-vatsala, kṛtajña, samartha, vadānya hena kṛṣṇa chāḍi' paṇḍita nāhi bhaje anya

Synonyms

bhakta-vatsalavery kind to the devotees; kṛta-jñagrateful; samarthafull of all abilities; vadānyamagnanimous; henasuch; kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa; chāḍi'giving up; paṇḍitaa learned man; nāhidoes not; bhajeworship; anyaanyone else..

Translation

"Lord Kṛṣṇa is very kind to His devotees. He is always very grateful and magnanimous, and He possesses all abilities. A learned man does not give up Kṛṣṇa to worship anyone else.

Purport

An intelligent person gives up the company of those who are attached to women and bereft of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. One should be free from all kinds of material attachment and should take full shelter under the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa is very kind to His devotees. He is always grateful, and He never forgets the service of a devotee. He is also completely opulent and all-powerful. Why, then, should one take shelter of a demigod and leave Lord Kṛṣṇa's shelter? If one worships a demigod and leaves Kṛṣṇa, he must be considered the lowest fool.

Verse 95 of 160
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