26 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 4

TRANSLATION

“My dear Sanatana,” He said, “if | could attain Krsna by committing
suicide, | would certainly give up millions of bodies without a moment's
hesitation.

TEXT 56

CRUSE SA a HB, HSca Seca |
FHoricasa Gara cara are ‘ofer faca u cw

deha-tydge krsna nd pai, paiye bhajane
krsna-praptyera upaya kona nahi ‘bhakti’ vine

SYNONYMS
deha-tyage—by giving up the body; krsma—Lord Krsna; na pdi—| do not get;
paiye—l get; bhajane—by devotional service; krsna-praptyera—to get the
shelter of Krsna; updya—means; kona—any; nahi—there is not; bhakti vine—
without devotional service.

TRANSLATION

“You should know that one cannot attain Krsna simply by giving up the
body. Krsna is attainable by devotional service. There is no other means to at-
tain Him.

TEXT 57

CRBS ati he ASG, HA—cal-44 |
SCAl-ACH-HCA SCBA A MAH AA C9

deha-tyagadi yata, saba—— tamo-dharma
tamo-rajo-dharme krsnera na paiye marma

SYNONYMS
deha-tydga-adi—beginning with giving up the material body; yata—as many;
saba—all; tamah-dharma—performed under the mode of ignorance; tamah-rajah-
dharme—by remaining in the modes of ignorance and passion; krspera—of Lord
Krsna; nd pdiye—I cannot attain; marma—the truth.

TRANSLATION

“Acts such as suicide are influenced by the mode of ignorance, and in ig-
norance and passion one cannot understand who Krsna is.
