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CC Madhya-lila 20.137 - SB 11.14.20

Srimad-Bhagavatam

SB Cantos 10.14 to 12 (Translations Only)

SB 11.14.20, Translation:

My dear Uddhava, the unalloyed devotional service rendered to Me by My devotees brings Me under their control. I cannot be thus controlled by those engaged in mystic yoga, Sāṅkhya philosophy, pious work, Vedic study, austerity or renunciation.

Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

CC Madhya-lila

CC Madhya 20.137, Translation and Purport:

“(The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, said:) ‘My dear Uddhava, neither through aṣṭāṅga-yoga (the mystic yoga system to control the senses), nor through impersonal monism or an analytical study of the Absolute Truth, nor through study of the Vedas, nor through austerities, charity or acceptance of sannyāsa can one satisfy Me as much as by developing unalloyed devotional service unto Me.

This and the following verse are quoted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.14.20–21). The explanation for this verse is given in Ādi-līlā 17.76.

Page Title:CC Madhya-lila 20.137 - SB 11.14.20
Compiler:Visnu Murti
Created:27 of Jan, 2011
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=1, CC=1, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:2