Madhya 11.49

TEXT 49

TEXT

যদি সেই মহাপ্রভুর না পাই কৃপা-ধন ।
কিবা রাজ্য, কিবা দেহ, - সব অকারণ ॥ ৪৯ ॥

yadi sei mahaprabhura na pai krpa-dhana

kiba rajya, kiba deha,-saba akarana

SYNONYMS

yadi-if; sei-that; mahaprabhura-of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; na-not; pai-I get; krpa-dhana-the treasure of mercy; kiba rajya-what is the value of my kingdom; kiba deha-what is the value of this body; saba akarana-everything useless.

TRANSLATION

"If I do not receive Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mercy, my body and my kingdom are certainly useless."

PURPORT

This is an excellent example of drdha-vrata, determination. If one does not receive the Supreme Personality of Godhead's mercy, one's life is defeated. In Srimad-Bhagavatam (5.5.5) it is said: parabhavas tavad abodha-jato yavan na jijnasata atma-tattvam. Unless one inquires into spiritual life, everything is useless. Without spiritual inquiry, our labor and the object of our labor are simply a waste of time.

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