174 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
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aisvarya-jfidnete saba jagat misrita
aisvarya-sithila-preme nahi mora prita
SYNONYMS
aigvarya-jndnete—with knowledge of the opulences; saba—all; jagat—the world;
misrita— mixed; aifvarya-sithila-preme—to love enfeebled by opulence; nahi—there is
not; mora— My; prita—attraction.
TRANSLATION
“Knowing My opulences, the whole world looks upon Me with awe and veneration.
But devotion made feeble by such reverence does not attract Me.
PURPORT
After His appearance, Lord Krsna thought that He had not distributed the tran-
scendental personal dealings with His devotees in dasya, sakhya, vatsalya and
madhurya. One may understand the science of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
from the Vedic literature and thus become a devotee of the Lord and worship Him
within the regulative principles described in the scriptures, but one will not know in
this way how Krsna is served by the residents of Vrajabhimi. One cannot understand
the dealings of the Lord in Vrndavana simply by executing the ritualistic regulative
principles mentioned in the scriptures. By following scriptural injunctions one may
enhance his appreciation for the glories of the Lord, but there is no chance for one
to enter personal dealings with Him. Giving too much attention to understanding
the exalted glories of the Lord reduces the chance of one’s entering personal loving
affairs with the Lord. To teach the principles of such loving dealings, the Lord
decided to appear as Lord Caitanya.
TEXT 17
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aisvarya-jfiane vidhi-bhajana kariya
vaikunthake yaya catur-vidha mukti pdfid
SYNONYMS
ai§varya-jfiane—in knowledge of the opulences; vidhi—according to rules and
regulations; bhajana—worship; kariya—doing; vaikunthake—to Vaikuntha; yaya—
they go; catuh-vidha—four kinds; mukti—liberation; pafid—achieving.
