158 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 24
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COMACA HMA oA PITS
ATIRVA BASAATfSaty t s8e 4
sreyah-srtim bhaktim udasya te vibho
klisyanti ye kevala-bodha-labdhaye
tesdm asau klesala eva sisyate
nanyad yatha sthdla-tusavaghatinam
SYNONYMS
sreyah-srtim—the auspicious path of liberation; bhaktim—devotional service;
udasya—giving up; te—of You; vibho—O my Lord; klisyanti—accept increased
difficulties; ye—all those persons who; kevala—only; bodha-labdhaye—for ob-
taining knowledge; tesam—for them; asau—that; klesalah —trouble; eva—only;
sisyate—remains; na—not; anyat—anything else; yatha—as much as; sthila—
bulky; tusa—husks of rice; avaghatinam—of those beating.
TRANSLATION
““ ‘My dear Lord, devotional service unto You is the only auspicious path. If
one gives it up simply for speculative knowledge or the understanding that
these living beings are spirit souls and the material world is false, he under-
goes a great deal of trouble. He only gains troublesome and inauspicious ac-
tivities. His actions are like beating a husk that is already devoid of rice. One's
labor becomes fruitless.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.1 4.4).
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