CC Madhya 19.176 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 176
- bhukti-mukti-spṛhā yāvat
- piśācī hṛdi vartate
- tāvad bhakti-sukhasyātra
- katham abhyudayo bhavet
SYNONYMS
bhukti—for material enjoyment; mukti—and for liberation from material existence; spṛhā—desire; yāvat—as long as; piśācī—the witches; hṛdi—within the heart; vartate—remain; tāvat—that long; bhakti—of devotional service; sukhasya—of the happiness; atra—here; katham—how; abhyudayaḥ—awakening; bhavet—can there be.
TRANSLATION
"The material desire to enjoy the material world and the desire to become liberated from material bondage are considered to be two witches, and they haunt one like ghosts. As long as these witches remain within the heart, how can one feel transcendental bliss? As long as these two witches remain in the heart, there is no possibility of enjoying the transcendental bliss of devotional service.
PURPORT
This verse is found in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.2.22).