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| Madhya-lila | Chapter 19: Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Instructs Srila Rupa Gosvami |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 19.211
santa-rase -- 'svarupa-buddhye krishnaika-nishthata'
"samo man-nishthata buddheh" iti sri-mukha-gatha
SYNONYMS
santa-rase -- in the stage of santa-rasa, or neutrality; svarupa-buddhye -- by self-realization; krishna-eka-nishthata -- full devotion to the lotus feet of Krishna; samah -- equilibrium; mat -- to Me; nishthata -- the quality of attachment; buddheh -- of the mind; iti -- thus; sri-mukha -- from the mouth of the Supreme Lord; gatha -- a verse.
TRANSLATION
"When one is fully attached to Krishna's lotus feet, one attains the samata stage. The word 'samata' is derived from the word 'sama'; therefore santa-rasa, the position of neutrality, means being fully attached to the lotus feet of Krishna. This is the verdict from the mouth of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. This state is called self-realization.
PURPORT
The corresponding verse from the Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu (3.1.47) follows.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness