Madhya 11.48

TEXT 48

TEXT

তাঁর প্রতিজ্ঞা - মোরে না করিবে দরশন ।
মোর প্রতিজ্ঞা - তাঁহা বিনা ছাড়িব জীবন ॥ ৪৮ ॥

tahra pratijna-more na karibe darasana

mora pratijna-tahha vina chaḍiba jivana

SYNONYMS

tahra pratijna-His determination; more-unto me; na-not; karibe-will do; darasana-seeing; mora pratijna-my promise; tahha vina-without Him; chaḍiba-I will give up; jivana-life.

TRANSLATION

Maharaja Prataparudra continued, "If Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is determined not to see me, then I am determined to give up my life if I do not see Him.

PURPORT

A devotee with Maharaja Prataparudra's determination will certainly be victorious in advancing in Krsna consciousness. Sri Krsna confirms this in Bhagavad-gita (9.14):

satatam kirtayanto mam
yatantas ca drḍha-vrataḥ
namasyantas ca mam bhaktya
nitya-yukta upasate

"Always chanting My glories, endeavoring with great determination, bowing down before Me, these great souls perpetually worship Me with devotion."

These are the symptoms of a mahatma engaged in the Lord's service in full Krsna consciousness. Thus Maharaja Prataparudra's determination is very exalted and is called drḍha-vrata. Because of this determination, he was finally able to receive Lord Caitanya's direct mercy.

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