448 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 25
TEXT 278
A Mer-ays face, tra aft Sastica,
SUI SCH A FAT Haar |
aya Baey-AICA, VeBlas SxzAcA,
RICA, NTH, FATA ASA 2A I
ye lila-amrta vine, khaya yadi anna-pane,
tabe bhaktera durbala jivana
yara eka-bindu-pane, utphullita tanu-mane,
hase, gaya, karaye nartana
SYNONYMS
ye—he who; lila—of the pastimes of Lord Krsna and Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
amrta vine—without nectar; khaya yadi anna-paéne—if one eats only ordinary
food grains; tabe—then; bhaktera—of the devotees; durbala jivana—life
becomes weakened; ydra—of which; eka-bindu-pane—if one drinks one drop;
utphullita tanu-mane—the body and mind become jubilant; hase—laughs;
gaya—chants; karaye nartana—dances.
TRANSLATION
Men become strong and stout by eating sufficient grains, but the devotee
who simply eats ordinary grains but does not taste the transcendental
pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Krsna gradually becomes weak
and falls down from the transcendental position. However, if one drinks but a
drop of the nectar of Krsna’s pastimes, his body and mind begin to bloom, and
he begins to laugh, sing and dance.
PURPORT
All the devotees connected with this Krsna consciousness movement must
read all the books that have been translated (Caitanya-caritamrta, Srimad-
Bhagavatam, Bhagavad-gita and others); otherwise, after some time, they will
simply eat, sleep and fall down from their position. Thus they will miss the oppor-
tunity to attain an eternal, blissful life of transcendental pleasure.
TEXT 279
GATS Bz ATA, ata ay ate aia,
fore sfx aap festa |
