Madhya-līlā

Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

Verse 69 of 309
Cc Madhya 8.69

নানোপচারকৃতপূজনমার্তবন্ধোঃ প্রেম্ণৈব ভক্তহৃদযং সুখবিদ্রুতং স্যাত্ যাবত্ক্ষুদস্তি জঠরে জরঠা পিপাসা তাবত্সুখায ভবতো ননু ভক্ষ্যপেযে

नानोपचारकृतपूजनमार्तबन्धोः प्रेम्णैव भक्तहृदयं सुखविद्रुतं स्यात् यावत्क्षुदस्ति जठरे जरठा पिपासा तावत्सुखाय भवतो ननु भक्ष्यपेये

nānopacāra-kṛta-pūjanam ārta-bandhoḥ premṇaiva bhakta-hṛdayaṁ sukha-vidrutaṁ syāt yāvat kṣud asti jaṭhare jaraṭhā pipāsā tāvat sukhāya bhavato nanu bhakṣya-peye

Synonyms

nānā-upacāraby varieties of ingredients; kṛtaperformed; pūjanamworshiping; ārta-bandhoḥof the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the friend of all distressed persons; premṇāby ecstatic love; evaindeed; bhakta-hṛdayamthe heart of a devotee; sukha-vidrutammelted in transcendental bliss; syātbecomes; yāvatas long as; kṣutappetite; astithere is; jaṭharein the stomach; jaraṭhāstrong; pipāsāthirst; tāvatso long; sukhāyafor happiness; bhavataḥare; nanuindeed; bhakṣyaeatables; peyeand drinkables..

Translation

Rāmānanda Rāya continued, " 'As long as there is hunger and thirst, eating and drinking make one feel very happy. When the Lord is worshiped with pure love, transcendental bliss is awakened in the heart of the devotee.'

Verse 69 of 309
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