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| Antya-līlā | Chapter 7: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭa |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 7.35
aiśvarya dekhileha 'śuddhera' nahe aiśvarya jñāna
ataeva aiśvarya ha-ite 'kevala'-bhāva pradhāna
SYNONYMS
aiśvarya — opulence; dekhileha — even after seeing; śuddhera — of a pure devotee; nahe — is not; aiśvarya-jñāna — knowledge of opulence; ataeva — therefore; aiśvarya ha-ite — than the understanding of opulence; kevala-bhāva — pure emotion; pradhāna — more eminent.
TRANSLATION
"Even if a pure devotee sees the opulence of Kṛṣṇa, he does not accept it. Therefore pure consciousness is more exalted than consciousness of the Lord's opulence.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness