# Cc. Ādi 7.97 ## Text > kṛṣṇa-nāme ye ānanda-sindhu-āsvādana > brahmānanda tāra āge khātodaka-sama ## Synonyms *kṛṣṇa*-*nāme*—in the holy name of the Lord; *ye*—which; *ānanda*—transcendental bliss; *sindhu*—ocean; *āsvādana*—tasting; *brahma*-*ānanda*—the transcendental bliss of impersonal understanding; *tāra*—its; *āge*—in front; *khāta*-*udaka*—shallow water in the canals; *sama*—like. ## Translation **"Compared to the ocean of transcendental bliss that is tasted by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, the pleasure derived from impersonal Brahman realization [brahmānanda] is like the shallow water in a canal.** ## Purport In the *Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu* (1.1.38) it is stated: > brahmānando bhaved eṣa > cet parārdha-guṇī-kṛtaḥ > naiti bhakti-sukhāmbhodheḥ > paramāṇu-tulām api "If *brahmānanda,* the transcendental bliss derived from understanding impersonal Brahman, were multiplied a million times, such a quantity of *brahmānanda* could not compare with even an atomic portion of the pleasure relished in pure devotional service."