Madhya-līlā

Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

Verse 224 of 309
Cc Madhya 8.224

নিভৃতমরুন্মনো ঽক্ষদৃঢযোগযুজো হৃদি যন্মুনয উপাসতে তদরযো ঽপি যযুঃ স্মরণাত্ স্ত্রিয উরগেন্দ্রভোগভুজদণ্ডবিষক্তধিযো বযমপি তে সমাঃ সমদৃশো ঽংঘ্রিসরোজসুধাঃ

निभृतमरुन्मनो ऽक्षदृढयोगयुजो हृदि यन्मुनय उपासते तदरयो ऽपि ययुः स्मरणात् स्त्रिय उरगेन्द्रभोगभुजदण्डविषक्तधियो वयमपि ते समाः समदृशो ऽंघ्रिसरोजसुधाः

nibhṛta-marun-mano 'kṣa-dṛḍha-yoga-yujo hṛdi yan munaya upāsate tad arayo 'pi yayuḥ smaraṇāt striya uragendra-bhoga-bhuja-daṇḍa-viṣakta-dhiyo vayam api te samāḥ samadṛśo 'ṅghri-saroja-sudhāḥ

Synonyms

nibhṛtacontrolled; marutthe life air; manaḥthe mind; akṣasenses; dṛḍhastrong; yogain the mystic yoga process; yujaḥwho are engaged; hṛdiwithin the heart; yatwho; munayaḥthe great sages; upāsateworship; tatthat; arayaḥthe enemies; apialso; yayuḥobtain; smaraṇātfrom remembering; striyaḥthe gopīs; uragendraof serpents; bhogalike the bodies; bhujathe arms; daṇḍalike rods; viṣaktafastened to; dhiyaḥwhose minds; vayam apiwe also; teYour; samāḥequal to them; samadṛśaḥhaving the same ecstatic emotions; aṅghri-sarojaof the lotus feet; sudhāḥthe nectar..

Translation

"'By practicing the mystic yoga system and controlling their breath, the great sages conquered the mind and senses. Thus engaging in mystic yoga, they saw the Supersoul within their hearts and ultimately entered into the impersonal Brahman. However, even the enemies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead attain that position simply by thinking of the Supreme Lord. The damsels of Vraja, the gopīs, simply wanted to embrace Kṛṣṇa and hold His arms, which are like serpents. Being attracted by the beauty of Kṛṣṇa, they ultimately acquired a taste for the nectar of the Lord's lotus feet. We can also taste the nectar of Kṛṣṇa's lotus feet by following in the footsteps of the gopīs.'

Purport

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.87.23) spoken by the śrutis, the personified Vedas.

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