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CC Madhya 16.239

Bengali

অন্তরে নিষ্ঠা কর, বাহ্যে লোকব্যবহার ।
অচিরাৎ কৃষ্ণ তোমায় করিবে উদ্ধার ॥ ২৩৯ ॥

Text

antare niṣṭhā kara, bāhye loka-vyavahāra
acirāt kṛṣṇa tomāya karibe uddhāra

Synonyms

antare — within the heart; niṣṭhā kara — keep strong faith; bāhye — externally; loka-vyavahāra — behavior like ordinary men; acirāt — very soon; kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; tomāya — unto you; karibe — will do; uddhāra — liberation.

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, “Within your heart you should keep yourself very faithful, but externally you may behave like an ordinary man. Thus Kṛṣṇa will soon be very pleased and deliver you from the clutches of māyā.