Text 32]
Lord Caitanya Meets Vallabha Bhaṭṭa
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PURPORT
Śuddha-bhāva, pure consciousness, is not dependent on an understanding of the Lord's opulences. Even without such opulences, the devotee in śuddha-bhāva is inclined to love Kṛṣṇa as a friend or son.
TEXT 31
‘মোর সখা’, ‘মোর পুত্র’,— এই ‘শুদ্ধ’ মন ।
অতএব শুক-ব্যাস করে প্রশংসন ॥ ৩১ ॥
‘mora sakhā,’ ‘mora putra,’—ei ‘śuddha’ mana ataeva śuka-vyāsa kare praśaṁsana
SYNONYMS
mora sakhā—my friend; mora putra—my son; ei—this; śuddha—pure; mana—consciousness; ataeva—therefore; śuka-vyāsa—Śukadeva Gosvāmī and Vyāsadeva; kare praśaṁsana—praise.
TRANSLATION
“In pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness, without knowledge of the Lord's opulences, a devotee considers Kṛṣṇa his friend or son. Therefore this devotional attitude is praised even by Śukadeva Gosvāmī and Vyāsadeva, the supreme authority.
TEXT 32
ইত্থং সত্যং ব্রহ্মস্বখান্ত্ভূত্যা দাত্যং গতানাং পরদৈবতেন । মায়াশ্রিতানাং নরদারকেণ সাকং বিজ্ঞহ্ঃ কৃতপুণ্যপুঞ্জাঃ ॥ ৩২ ॥
itthaṁ satāṁ brahma-sukhānubhūtyā dāsyaṁ gatānāṁ para-daivatena māyāśritānāṁ nara-dārakeṇa sākaṁ vijahruḥ kṛta-puṇya-puñjāḥ
SYNONYMS
itthaṁ—in this way; satāṁ—of persons who prefer the impersonal feature of the Lord; brahma—of the impersonal effulgence; sukha—by the happiness; anubhūtyā—who is realized; dāsyaṁ—the mode of servitude; gatānāṁ—of those who have accepted; para-daivatena—who is the supreme worshipable