Madhya-līlā | Chapter 23: Life's Ultimate Goal — Love of Godhead |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 23.61
udghūrṇā, vivaśa-ceṣṭā — divyonmāda-nāma
virahe kṛṣṇa-sphūrti, āpanāke 'kṛṣṇa'-jñāna
SYNONYMS
udghūrṇā — unsteadiness; vivaśa-ceṣṭā — boastful activities; divya-unmāda-nāma — named transcendental madness; virahe — in separation; kṛṣṇa-sphūrti — manifestation of Kṛṣṇa; āpanāke — oneself; kṛṣṇa-jñāna — thinking as Kṛṣṇa.
TRANSLATION
"Udghūrṇā [unsteadiness] and vivaśa-ceṣṭā [boastful activities] are aspects of transcendental madness. In separation from Kṛṣṇa, one experiences the manifestation of Kṛṣṇa, and one thinks oneself to be Kṛṣṇa.
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