346 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 19
tahan sei kalpa-vrksera karaye sevana
sukhe prema-phala-rasa kare asvadana
SYNONYMS
tahari—there (in Goloka Vrndavana); sei kalpa-vrksera—of the lotus feet of
Krsna, which are compared to a desire tree; karaye sevana—engages in the ser-
vice; sukhe—in transcendental bliss; prema-phala-rasa—the juice of the fruit of
devotional service; kare—does; a4svadana—tasting.
TRANSLATION
“There the devotee serves the lotus feet of the Lord, which are compared to
a wish-fulfilling tree. With great bliss he tastes the juice of the fruit of love and
becomes eternally happy.
PURPORT
The word tahdn indicates that in the spiritual world one can taste the juice of
the fruit of devotional service and thus become blissful.
TEXT 164
CBE AAS “ATT-fswatel’ |
Ha Bict FA-Hes Si Aswatel i sws
eita parama-phala ‘parama-purusdartha’
yanra age trna-tulya cari purusdartha
SYNONYMS
eita—this; parama-phala—the supreme goal of life; parama—supreme; purusa-
artha—interest of the living being; yarra age—in the presence of which; trna-
tulya—very insignificant; cari—four; purusa-artha—the different types of human
interests.
TRANSLATION
“To taste the fruit of devotional service at Goloka Vrndavana is the highest
perfection of life, and in the presence of such perfection, the four material
perfections—religion, economic development, sense gratification and libera-
tion—are very insignificant achievements.
PURPORT
The highest achievement attained by the jfdnis or impersonalists is becoming
one with the Supreme, generally known as moksa, liberation. The highest
