8 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 7

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prema-parakasa nahe krsna-sakti vine
‘krsna’——eka prema-data, sastra-pramane

SYNONYMS

prema—of ecstatic love of Krsna; parakasa—manifestation; nahe—cannot be;
krsna-sakti vine—without the power of Krsna; krsma—Lord Krsna; eka—the only
one; prema-data—giver of prema; sastra-pramane—the verdict of all revealed
scriptures.

TRANSLATION

“Without being especially empowered by Krsna, one cannot manifest
ecstatic love of Krsna, for Krsna is the only one who gives ecstatic love. That is
the verdict of all revealed scriptures.

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santv avatara bahavah
puskara-nabhasya sarvato-bhadrah
krsnad anyah ko va latasv
api premado bhavati”

SYNONYMS

santu—let there be; avatarah—incarnations; bahavah—many; puskara-
nabhasya—of the Lord, from whose navel grows a lotus flower; sarvatah-
bhadrah—completely auspicious; krsnat—than Lord Krsna; anyah—other; kah
va—who possibly; /atasu—on the surrendered souls; api—also; prema-dah—the
bestower of love; bhavati—is.

TRANSLATION

““‘There may be many all-auspicious incarnations of the Personality of God-
head, but who other than Lord Sri Krsna can bestow love of God upon the sur-
rendered souls?’ ”’
