CC Adi 8.18 (1996)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 18
- kṛṣṇa yadi chuṭe bhakte bhukti mukti diyā
- kabhu prema-bhakti nā dena rākhena lukāiyā
SYNONYMS
kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; yadi — of course; chuṭe — goes away; bhakte — unto the devotee; bhukti — material enjoyment; mukti — liberation; diyā — offering; kabhu — at any time; prema-bhakti — love of Godhead; nā — does not; dena — give; rākhena — keeps; lukāiyā — hiding.
TRANSLATION
If a devotee wants liberation or material sense gratification from the Lord, Kṛṣṇa immediately delivers it, but pure devotional service He keeps hidden.