Madhya-līlā | Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 24.188
kṛṣṇa-kṛpāya sādhu-sańge rati-buddhi pāya
saba chāḍi' śuddha-bhakti kare kṛṣṇa-pāya
SYNONYMS
kṛṣṇa-kṛpāya — by the mercy of Kṛṣṇa; sādhu-sańge — in the association of devotees; rati-buddhi — devotional attraction and intelligence; pāya — one obtains; saba chāḍi' — giving up everything; śuddha-bhakti — pure devotional service; kare — performs; kṛṣṇa-pāya — at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa.
TRANSLATION
"By the mercy of Kṛṣṇa and by the association of devotees, one increases his attraction to and intelligence for pure devotional service; therefore one gives up everything and engages himself at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa and His pure devotees.
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