Madhya-līlā | Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 24.197
akāmaḥ sarva-kāmo vā
mokṣa-kāma udāra-dhīḥ
tīvreṇa bhakti-yogena
yajeta puruṣaḿ param
SYNONYMS
akāmaḥ — without material desires; sarva-kāmaḥ — full of all material desires; vā — or; mokṣa-kāmaḥ — desiring liberation; udāra-dhīḥ — sincere and advanced in devotional service; tīvreṇa — firm; bhakti-yogena — by the practice of bhakti-yoga; yajeta — should worship; puruṣam param — the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
"'Whether one desires everything or nothing, or whether he desires to merge into the existence of the Lord, he is intelligent only if he worships Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, by rendering transcendental loving service.'
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (2.3.10).
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