Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 81

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 81

ratha-yatraya jagannatha darsana karila
ratha-agre prabhura nrtya-kirtana dekhila

TRANSLATION
At that time, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went there to meet him, and when He saw the leaf pushed into the roof and saw the verse, He began to read it.

 

Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 58

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 58

anyasmat saulabhyam bhaktau

TRANSLATION
Success is easier to attain by devotional service than by any other process.

 

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 72

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 72

ratha-yatraya jagannatha darsana karila
ratha-agre prabhura nrtya-kirtana dekhila

TRANSLATION
During the Ratha-yatra ceremony Rupa Gosvami saw Lord Jagannatha. He also saw Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu dancing and chanting in front of the ratha.

 

Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 57

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 57

uttarasmad uttarasmat purva-purvo sreyaya bhavati

TRANSLATION
Each earlier stage should be considered better than the one following it.

 

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 62

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 62

bhakta-gana lana kaila gundica marjana
aitota asi’ kaila vanya-bhojana

TRANSLATION
After Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, taking all His devotees with Him, performed the Gundica-marjana [washing and cleansing of the Gundica temple], He went to the garden known as Aitota and accepted prasadam at a picnic within the garden.

 

Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 56

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 56

gauni tridha guna-bhedad artadi-bhedad va

TRANSLATION
Secondary devotional service is of three kinds, according to which of the three material modes predominates, or according to which material motivation — distress and so on — brings one to bhakti.

 

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 57

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 57

toma-dunhara krpate inhara ha-u taiche sakti
yate vivarite parena krsna-rasa-bhakti

TRANSLATION
“May Rupa Gosvami, by Your mercy, become so powerful that he will be able to describe the transcendental mellows of devotional service.”

 

Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 55

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 55

tat prapya tad evavalokayati tad eva srnoti tad eva bhasayati tad eva cintayati

TRANSLATION
Having obtained pure love of God, one looks only at the Lord, hears only about Him, speaks only of Him, and thinks only of Him.

 

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 48

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 48

‘rupa dandavat kare’, — haridasa kahila
haridase mili’ prabhu rupe alingila

TRANSLATION
When the Lord arrived, Rupa Gosvami immediately offered his obeisances. Haridasa informed the Lord, “This is Rupa Gosvami offering You obeisances,” and the Lord embraced him.