176 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 24
ca—also; 4su—very soon; adeyé—not to be delivered; iti—thus; dvidha—two
ways; sad—that; syat—is; su-durlabha —very difficult to obtain.
TRANSLATION
“ ‘Devotional perfection is very difficult to attain for two reasons. First,
unless one is attached to Krsna, he cannot attain devotional perfection even if
he renders devotional service for a long time. Second, Krsna does not easily
deliver perfection in devotional service.’
PURPORT
As stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (5.6.18): muktirh dadati karhicit. Srila Sukadeva
Gosvami told Maharaja Pariksit that Krsna readily grants liberation but does not
very readily grant perfection in devotional service. This means that Krsna wants to
see that a devotee is actually sincere and serious and that he does not have
ulterior motives. If this is the case, devotional service can very easily be suc-
cessful; otherwise it is very difficult to obtain from the Supreme Personality of
Godhead. This verse appears in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.1.35).
TEXT 173
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tesdm satata-yuktanam
bhajatam priti-pdrvakam
dadami buddhi-yogam tan
yena mam upaydnti te
SYNONYMS
tesam—to them; satata-yuktanam—always engaged; bhajatam—in devotional
service; priti-prvakam—in loving ecstasy; dadami—| give; buddhi-yogam—real
intelligence; tam—that; yena—by which; maém—unto Me; upaydnti—come;
te—they.
TRANSLATION
““‘To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love, | give
the understanding by which they can come to Me.’
PURPORT
This is a quutation from Bhagavad-gita (10.10).
