Ādi-līlā | Chapter 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; dekhe — He saw; ācārya — Advaita 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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