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| Antya-lila | Chapter 20: The Siksastaka Prayers |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 20.62
vrajera visuddha-prema, -- yena jambu-nada hema,
atma-sukhera yahan nahi gandha
se prema jana'te loke, prabhu kaila ei sloke,
SYNONYMS
vrajera -- of Vrndavana; visuddha-prema -- the pure love of Krsna; yena -- like; jambu-nada hema -- the golden particles found in the Jambu River; atma-sukhera -- of personal sense gratification; yahan -- where; nahi gandha -- there is not even a scent; se prema -- that love of Godhead; jana'te loke -- to advertise among the people; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila -- has written; ei sloke -- this verse; pade -- in different steps; kaila arthera nirbandha -- has clarified the real meaning.
TRANSLATION
The pure devotional service in Vrndavana is like the golden particles in the river Jambu. In Vrndavana there is not a trace of personal sense gratification. It is to advertise such pure love in this material world that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has written the previous verse and explained its meaning.
PURPORT
The verse referred to here is text 47, the eighth verse of the Siksastaka.
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