Antya-lilaChapter 7: The Meeting of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Vallabha Bhatta

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 7.15

santv avatara bahavah

puskara-nabhasya sarvato-bhadrah

krsnad anyah ko va latasv

api prema-do bhavati"

SYNONYMS

santu -- let there be; avatarah -- incarnations; bahavah -- many; puskara-nabhasya -- of the Lord, from whose navel grows a lotus flower; sarvatah bhadrah -- completely auspicious; krsnat -- than Lord Krsna; anyah -- other; kah va -- who possibly; latasu -- on the surrendered souls; api -- also; prema-dah -- the bestower of love; bhavati -- is.

TRANSLATION

"'There may be many all-auspicious incarnations of the Personality of Godhead, but who other than Lord Sri Krsna can bestow love of God upon the surrendered souls?'"

PURPORT

This is a verse written by Bilvamangala Thakura. It is quoted by Srila Rupa Gosvami in his Laghu-bhagavatamrta (1.5.37).

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