Madhya-lilaChapter 19: Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Instructs Srila Rupa Gosvami

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 19.219

kevala 'svarupa-jnana' haya santa-rase

'purnaisvarya-prabhu-jnana' adhika haya dasye

SYNONYMS

kevala -- only; svarupa-jnana -- knowledge of the constitutional position of one's self; haya -- there is; santa-rase -- in the mellow of neutrality; purna-aisvarya-prabhu-jnana -- knowledge of the full opulences of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; adhika -- greater; haya -- becomes; dasye -- in the transcendental mellow of servitude.

TRANSLATION

"On the platform of santa-rasa, one realizes only his constitutional position. But when one is raised to the platform of dasya-rasa, he better understands the full opulence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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