Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Adi-lila

Chapter 7: Lord Caitanya in Five Features. Text 93

eta bali' eka Å›loka Å›ikhÄila more
bhÄgavatera sÄra ei — bale vÄre vÄre

 eta bali' - saying this; eka - one; Å›loka - verse; Å›ikhÄila - has taught; more - unto Me; bhÄgavatera - of ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam; sÄra - essence; ei - this is; bale - he said; vÄre vÄre - again and again.


Text

“Saying this, My spiritual master taught Me a verse from ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam. It is the essence of all the BhÄgavatam’s instructions; therefore he recited this verse again and again.

Purport

This verse from ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam (11.2.40) was spoken by ÅšrÄ« NÄrada Muni to Vasudeva to teach him about bhÄgavata-dharma. Vasudeva had already achieved the result of bhÄgavata-dharma because Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared in his house as his son, yet in order to teach others, he desired to hear from ÅšrÄ« NÄrada Muni to be enlightened in the process of bhÄgavata-dharma. This is the humbleness of a great devotee.