CC Ādi 1.96
Adi-līlā, Chapter 1, Text 96
তত্ত্ববস্তু—কৃষ্ণ, কৃষ্ণভক্তি, প্রেমরূপ ।
নাম–সংকীর্তন—সর্ব আনন্দস্বরূপ ॥ ৯৬ ॥
নাম–সংকীর্তন—সর্ব আনন্দস্বরূপ ॥ ৯৬ ॥
tattva-vastu — kṛṣṇa, kṛṣṇa-bhakti, prema-rūpa
nāma-saṅkīrtana — saba ānanda-svarūpa
nāma-saṅkīrtana — saba ānanda-svarūpa
Word by word
tattva-vastu — Absolute Truth; kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; kṛṣṇa-bhakti — devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa; prema-rūpa — taking the form of love for Lord Kṛṣṇa; nāma-saṅkīrtana — congregational chanting of the holy name; saba — all; ānanda — of bliss; svarūpa — the identity.
Translation
The Absolute Truth is Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and loving devotion to Śrī Kṛṣṇa exhibited in pure love is achieved through congregational chanting of the holy name, which is the essence of all bliss.