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| Adi-lila | Chapter 7: Lord Caitanya in Five Features |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Adi 7.98
visuddhabdhi-sthitasya me
SYNONYMS
tvat -- Your; saksat -- meeting; karana -- such action; ahlada -- pleasure; visuddha -- spiritually purified; abdhi -- ocean; sthitasya -- being situated; me -- by me; sukhani -- happiness; gospadayante -- a small hole created by the hoof of a calf; brahmani -- the pleasure derived from impersonal Brahman understanding; api -- also; jagat-guro -- O master of the universe.
TRANSLATION
"'My dear Lord, O master of the universe, since I have directly seen You, my transcendental bliss has taken the shape of a great ocean. Being situated in that ocean, I now realize all other so-called happiness to be like the water contained in the hoofprint of a calf.'"
PURPORT
The transcendental bliss enjoyed in pure devotional service is like an ocean, whereas material happiness and even the happiness to be derived from the realization of impersonal Brahman are just like the water in the hoofprint of a calf. This is a verse from the Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya (14.36).
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness