CC Antya 4.58
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Antya-līlā - Chapter 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 58
- 'bhakti' vinā kṛṣṇe kabhu nahe 'premodaya'
- prema vinā kṛṣṇa-prāpti anya haite naya
SYNONYMS
bhakti vinā — without devotional service; kṛṣṇe — unto Kṛṣṇa; kabhu — at any time; nahe — is not; prema-udaya — development of dormant love for Kṛṣṇa; prema vinā — without love of Kṛṣṇa; kṛṣṇa-prāpti — attaining Kṛṣṇa; anya — anything else; haite — from; naya — is not possible.
TRANSLATION
"Unless one discharges devotional service, one cannot awaken one's dormant love for Kṛṣṇa, and there is no means for attaining Him other than awakening that dormant love.