CC Madhya 8.159 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 159

hlādinīra sāra aṁśa, tāra 'prema' nāma

ānanda-cinmaya-rasa premera ākhyāna

SYNONYMS

hlādinīra—of this pleasure potency; sāra—the essential; aṁśa—part; tāra—its; prema—love of God; nāma—name; ānanda—full of pleasure; cit-maya-rasa—the platform of spiritual mellows; premera—of love of Godhead; ākhyāna—the explanation.

TRANSLATION

"The most essential part of this pleasure potency is love of Godhead [prema]. Consequently, the explanation of love of Godhead is also a transcendental mellow full of pleasure.

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