190 Sti Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 24
SYNONYMS
udara—liberal; mahati—great; yanra—whose; sarva-uttama—first-class; bud-
dhi—intelligence; nand—various; kime—with desires; bhaje—engages in devo-
tional service; tabu—still; paya—gets; bhakti-siddhi—perfection in devotional
service.
TRANSLATION
“If a person is actually liberal and intelligent, he can advance and become
perfect in devotional service even if he has material desires and serves the
Lord with some motive.
TEXT 197
Rigas AAFICT TW CAPE TIA Brisas |
SA SHS cHC1y WHS YHA ITI 999 |
akamah sarva-kadmo va
moksa-kama udara-dhih
tivrena bhakti-yogena
yajeta purusam param
SYNONYMS
akaémah—without material desires; sarva-kamah—full of all material desires;
va—or; moksa-kamah—desiring liberation; udara-dhih—sincere and advanced in
devotional service; tivrena—firm; bhakti-yogena—by the practice of bhakti-
yoga; yajeta—should worship; purusam param—the Supreme Personality of
Godhead.
TRANSLATION
‘Whether one desires everything or nothing, or whether he desires to
merge into the existence of the Lord, he is intelligent only if he worships Lord
Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, by rendering transcendental
loving service.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.3.10).
TEXT 198
Sfe-2ist4,—cAe Fry BVA |
Pwrce Shs Fay Oc SFA | ov ti
