Go to Vanipedia | Go to Vanisource | Go to Vanimedia


Vaniquotes - the compiled essence of Vedic knowledge


Prabhupada, what is the meaning of the word Srila?

Expressions researched:
"Prabhupada, what is the meaning of the word Srila"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1973 Conversations and Morning Walks

Śrī means beauty, and la means līlā. So "one who is invested with both beauty and the power to understand the līlā of Kṛṣṇa."
Morning Walk -- December 21, 1973, Los Angeles:

Guest (1): Prabhupāda, what is the meaning of the word Śrīla?

Prabhupāda: Śrīla is... just like we say "Śrī" to the ordinary person. And Śrīla to very respectable person.

Guest (1): La.

Prabhupāda: La, yes. Śrī means beauty, and la means līlā. So "one who is invested with both beauty and the power to understand the līlā of Kṛṣṇa." (break)

Retrieved from "https://vaniquotes.org/w/index.php?title=Prabhupada,_what_is_the_meaning_of_the_word_Srila%3F&oldid=402609"
Page Title:Prabhupada, what is the meaning of the word Srila?
Compiler:Alakananda, Rishab
Created:04 of May, 2011
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1