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CC Antya 7.19

Text

yāṅhāra kṛpāte mlecchera haya kṛṣṇa-bhakti
ke kahite pāre tāṅra vaiṣṇavatā-śakti?

Synonyms

yāṅhāra — whose; kṛpāte — by mercy; mlecchera — of mlecchas; haya — is; kṛṣṇa-bhakti — devotional service to Kṛṣṇa; ke — who; kahite pāre — can describe; tāṅra — His; vaiṣṇavatā-śakti — power of Vaiṣṇavism.

Translation

“He is such a great personality that by His mercy He can convert even the meat-eaters [mlecchas] to the devotional service of Kṛṣṇa. Who, therefore, can estimate the power of His Vaiṣṇavism?

Purport

It is extremely difficult to convert a mleccha, or meat-eater, into a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Therefore anyone who can do so is situated on the highest level of Vaiṣṇavism.