124 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya-lila, Ch. 8

krsna-bhakti-rasa-bhavita matih
kriyatam yadi kuto ‘pi labhyate

tatra laulyam api mdlyam ekalam
janma-koti-sukrtair na labhyate

SYNONYMS

krsna-bhakti-rasa-bhavita—absorbed in the mellows of executing devotional
service to Krsna; matih—intelligence; kriyatam—let it be purchased; yadi—if;
kutah api—somewhere; labhyate—is available; tatra—there; laulyam—greed;
api—indeed; mulyam—price; ekalam—only; janma-koti—of millions of births;
sukrtaih—by pious activities; na—not; labhyate—is obtained.

TRANSLATION

“ ‘Pure devotional service in Krsna consciousness cannot be had even by
pious activity in hundreds and thousands of lives. It can be attained only by
paying one price—that is, intense greed to obtain it. If it is available some-
where, one must purchase it without delay.’ ”’

PURPORT

The previous two verses are included in the Padyavali (13,14) by Srila Rapa
Gosvami. Verse sixty-nine refers to devotional service in faith, and verse seventy
refers to devotional service rendered out of intense greed. The first is devotional
service rendered in accordance to the regulative principles, and the second refers
to spontaneous loving service of the Lord without extraneous endeavor.
Henceforward the basic principle underlying the talks between Sti Caitanya
Mahaprabhu and Ramananda Raya will be spontaneous loving service to the Lord.
The regulative principles according to the injunctions of the sastras are necessary
insofar as one’s original dormant Krsna consciousness is not spontaneously
awakened. An example of spontaneous action is the flowing of rivers into the
ocean. Nothing can stop this flow of water. Similarly, when one’s dormant Krsna
consciousness is awakened, it spontaneously flows to the lotus feet of Krsna with-
out impediment. Whatever will be spoken henceforth by Ramananda Raya based
on spontaneous love will be agreeable to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and the Lord
will ask him more and more about this subject.

TEXT 71

AS FER, — “HR SH, SCH FE WN |”
AA BCR, “HTD-cala - HARTA UW” 99 1

prabhu kahe, —“eho haya, age kaha dra”
raya kahe, “dasya-prema ——sarva-sadhya-sara”
