Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 23 Verse 1

Madhya-līlā | Chapter 23: Life's Ultimate Goal — Love of Godhead

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 23.1

cirād adattaḿ nija-gupta-vittaḿ

sva-prema-nāmāmṛtam aty-udāraḥ

ā-pāmaraḿ yo vitatāra gauraḥ

kṛṣṇo janebhyas tam ahaḿ prapadye

SYNONYMS

cirāt — for a long time; adattam — not given; nija-gupta-vittam — His own personal confidential property; sva-prema — of love for Him; nāma — of the holy name; amṛtam — the ambrosia; ati-udāraḥ — most munificent; ā-pāmaram — even down to the lowest of men; yaḥ — one who; vitatāra — distributed; gauraḥ — Śrī Gaurasundara; kṛṣṇaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself; janebhyaḥ — to the people in general; tam — to Him; aham — I; prapadye — offer obeisances.

TRANSLATION

The most munificent Supreme Personality of Godhead, known as Gaurakṛṣṇa, distributed to everyone — even the lowest of men — His own confidential treasury in the form of the nectar of love of Himself and the holy name. This was never given to the people at any time before. I therefore offer my respectful obeisances unto Him.

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