CC Madhya 11.49
Bengali
যদি সেই মহাপ্রভুর না পাই কৃপা-ধন ।
কিবা রাজ্য, কিবা দেহ, — সব অকারণ ॥ ৪৯ ॥
কিবা রাজ্য, কিবা দেহ, — সব অকারণ ॥ ৪৯ ॥
Text
yadi sei mahāprabhura nā pāi kṛpā-dhana
kibā rājya, kibā deha, — saba akāraṇa
kibā rājya, kibā deha, — saba akāraṇa
Synonyms
Translation
“If I do not receive Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy, my body and my kingdom are certainly useless.”
Purport
This is an excellent example of dṛḍha-vrata, determination. If one does not receive the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s mercy, one’s life is defeated. In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (5.5.5) it is said: parābhavas tāvad abodha-jāto yāvan na jijñāsata ātma-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.