Madhya-līlā

Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

Verse 189 of 253
Cc Madhya 19.189

শান্তভক্ত—নবযোগেন্দ্র, সনকাদি আর দাস্যভাবভক্ত—সর্বত্র সেবক অপার

शान्तभक्त—नवयोगेन्द्र, सनकादि आर दास्यभावभक्त—सर्वत्र सेवक अपार

śānta-bhakta—nava-yogendra, sanakādi āra dāsya-bhāva-bhakta—sarvatra sevaka apāra

Synonyms

śānta-bhaktathe neutral devotees; navanine; yogendrasaintly persons; sanaka-ādi āraand the four Kumāras, headed by Sanaka; dāsya-bhāva-bhaktadevotees in dāsya-rasa; sarvatra sevaka apārasimilar innumerable servants everywhere..

Translation

"Examples of śānta-bhaktas are the nine Yogendras and the four Kumāras. Examples of devotees in dāsya-bhakti are innumerable, for such devotees exist everywhere.

Purport

The nine Yogendras are Kavi, Havi, Antarīkṣa, Prabuddha, Pippalāyana, Āvirhotra, Draviḍa (Drumila), Camasa and Karabhājana. The four Kumāras are Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanat-kumāra and Sanātana. The servant devotees in Gokula are Raktaka, Citraka, Patraka and so on. In Dvārakā there are servants like Dāruka, and in the Lord's pastimes in the material world there are servants like Hanumān.

Verse 189 of 253
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