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

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

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.

Madhya-līlā 8.158 - Madhya-līlā 8.160