Text 46]
Lord Caitanya Meets Vallabha Bhaṭṭa
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TRANSLATION
“O gopīs, I am not able to repay My debt for your spotless service, even within a lifetime of Brahmā. Your connection with Me is beyond reproach. You have worshiped Me, cutting off all domestic ties, which are difficult to break. Therefore please let your own glorious deeds be your compensation.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.32.22).
TEXT 45
ঐশ্বর্য-জ্ঞান হৈতে কেবলা-ভাব—প্রধান । পৃথিবীতে ভক্ত নাহি উদ্ধব-সমান ॥ ৪৫ ॥
aiśvarya-jñāna haite kevalā-bhāva —pradhāna pṛthivīte bhakta nāhi uddhava-samāna
SYNONYMS
aiśvarya-jñāna haite—than transcendental love in opulence; kevalā-bhāva—pure love; pradhāna—more prominent; pṛthivīte—on the surface of the world; bhakta nāhi—there is no devotee; uddhava-samāna—like Uddhava.
TRANSLATION
“Completely distinct from love of Kṛṣṇa in opulence, pure love of Kṛṣṇa is on the highest level. On the surface of the world there is no devotee greater than Uddhava.
TEXT 46
তেঁহ যাঁর পদধুলি করেন প্রার্থন । স্বরূপের সঙ্গে পাইলু এ সব শিক্ষণ ॥ ৪৬ ॥
teṅha yāṅra pada-dhūli karena prārthana svarūpera saṅge pāiluṅ e saba śikṣaṇa
SYNONYMS
teṅha—he; yāṅra—whose; pada-dhūli—dust of the lotus feet; karena prārthana—desires; svarūpera saṅge—from Svarūpa Dāmodara; pāiluṅ—I have gotten; e saba—all these; śikṣaṇa—instructions.