CC Madhya 23.3

Madhya-līlā, Chapter 23, Text 3

এবে শুন ভক্তিফল ‘প্রেম’-প্রয়োজন ।
যাহার শ্রবণে হয় ভক্তিরস-জ্ঞান ॥ ৩ ॥

ebe śuna bhakti-phala ‘prema’-prayojana
yāhāra śravaṇe haya bhakti-rasa-jñāna

Word by word

ebe śuna — now hear; bhakti-phala — the result of practice of devotional service; prema — love of Godhead; prayojana — the ultimate goal of life; yāhāra śravaṇe — by hearing of which; haya — there is; bhakti-rasa-jñāna — transcendental knowledge of the mellows of devotional service.

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, “Now hear, O Sanātana, about the result of devotional service, which is love of Godhead, life’s ultimate goal. One who hears this description will be enlightened in the transcendental mellows of devotional service.”