Guest guest Posted February 11, 2003 Report Share Posted February 11, 2003 CC Madhya 8.248 TRANSLATION ®r… Caitanya Mah€prabhu asked, “Of all kinds of distress, what is the most painful?” ®r… R€m€nanda R€ya replied, “Apart from separation from the devotee of KŠa, I know of no unbearable unhappiness.” PURPORT Concerning this, the Lord states in the Vedic literature: m€m an€r€dhya duƒkh€rtaƒ ku˜umb€sakta-m€nasaƒ sat-sa‰ga-rahito martyo vddha-sev€-paricyutaƒ “A person who does not worship Me, who is unduly attached to family and who does not stick to devotional service must be considered a most unhappy person. Similarly, one who does not associate with VaiŠavas, or who does not render service to his superior, is also a most unhappy person.” There is also the following statement in the Bhad-bh€gavat€mta (1.5.44): sva-j…van€dhikaˆ pr€rthyaˆ r…-viŠu-jana-sa‰gataƒ vicchedena kaŠaˆ c€tra na sukh€ˆaˆ labh€mahe “Out of all kinds of desirable things experienced in the life of a living entity, association with the devotees of the Lord is the greatest. When we are separated from a devotee even for a moment, we cannot enjoy happiness.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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