Madhya-līlā

Chapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places

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Cc Madhya 9.132

নাযং সুখাপো ভগবান্দেহিনাং গোপিকাসুতঃ জ্ঞানিনাং চাত্মভূতানাং যথা ভক্তিমতামিহ

नायं सुखापो भगवान्देहिनां गोपिकासुतः ज्ञानिनां चात्मभूतानां यथा भक्तिमतामिह

nāyaṁ sukhāpo bhagavān dehināṁ gopikā-sutaḥ jñānināṁ cātma-bhūtānāṁ yathā bhaktimatām iha

Synonyms

nanot; ayamthis Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa; sukha-āpaḥeasily available; bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead; dehināmfor materialistic persons who have accepted the body as the self; gopikā-sutaḥthe son of mother Yaśodā; jñānināmfor persons addicted to mental speculation; caand; ātma-bhūtānāmfor persons performing severe austerities and penances; yathāas; bhaktimatāmfor persons engaged in spontaneous devotional service; ihain this world..

Translation

Caitanya Mahāprabhu then quoted, " 'The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, the son of mother Yaśodā, is accessible to those devotees engaged in spontaneous loving service, but He is not as easily accessible to mental speculators, to those striving for self-realization by severe austerities and penances, or to those who consider the body to be the same as the self.'

Purport

This verse, also given in Madhya-līlā 8.227, is quoted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.9.21).

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