CC Madhya 25.146

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

CC Madhya 25.145

CC Madhya 25.147

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 146

sarva-vedānta-sāraṁ hi
śrīmad-bhāgavatam iṣyate
tad-rasāmṛta-tṛptasya
nānyatra syād ratiḥ kvacit

SYNONYMS

sarva-vedānta-sāram—the best part of all the Vedānta; hi—certainly; śrīmad-bhāgavatam—the great literature about Bhagavān; iṣyate—is accepted; tat-rasa-amṛta—by the transcendental mellow derived from that great literature; tṛptasya—of one who is satisfied; na—never; anyatra—anywhere else; syāt—is; ratiḥ—attraction; kvacit—at any time.

TRANSLATION

“‘Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is accepted as the essence of all Vedic literature and Vedānta philosophy. Whoever tastes the transcendental mellow of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is never attracted to any other literature.’

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 12.13.15).