Madhya-līlāChapter 23: Life's Ultimate Goal — Love of Godhead

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 23.40

dhanyasyāyaḿ nava-premā

yasyonmīlati cetasi

antar-vāṇibhir apy asya

mudrā suṣṭhu su-durgamā

SYNONYMS

dhanyasya — of a most fortunate person; ayam — this; navaḥ — new; premā — love of Godhead; yasya — of whom; unmīlati — manifests; cetasiin the heart; antar-vāṇibhiḥ — by persons well versed in the śāstras; api — even; asya — of him; mudrā — symptoms; suṣṭhu — exceedingly; su-durgamā — difficult to understand.

TRANSLATION

"'Even a most learned scholar cannot understand the activities and symptoms of an exalted personality in whose heart love of Godhead has awakened.'

PURPORT

This verse is also found in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.4.17).

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