Ādi-līlāChapter 3: The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 3.96

prakaṭiyā dekhe ācārya sakala saḿsāra

kṛṣṇa-bhakti gandha-hīna viṣaya-vyavahāra

SYNONYMS

prakaṭiyā — manifesting; dekheHe saw; ācāryaAdvaita Ācārya; sakala — all; saḿsāra — material existence; kṛṣṇa-bhakti — of devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa; gandha-hīna — without a trace; viṣaya — of the sense objects; vyavahāra — affairs.

TRANSLATION

Advaita Ācārya having appeared, He found the world devoid of devotional service to Śrī Kṛṣṇa because people were engrossed in material affairs.

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