Madhya-līlā

Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse

Verse 97 of 355
Cc Madhya 24.97

সাধুসংগকৃপা কিম্বা কৃষ্ণের কৃপায কামাদি ঽদুঃসংগঽ ছাডিঽ শুদ্ধভক্তি পায

साधुसंगकृपा किम्वा कृष्णेर कृपाय कामादि ऽदुःसंगऽ छाडिऽ शुद्धभक्ति पाय

sādhu-saṅga-kṛpā kimvā kṛṣṇera kṛpāya kāmādi 'duḥsaṅga' chāḍi' śuddha-bhakti pāya

Synonyms

sādhu-saṅga-kṛpāby the mercy of association with devotees; kimvāor; kṛṣṇera kṛpāyaby the mercy of Kṛṣṇa; kāma-ādimaterial desires and so on; duḥsaṅgaunwanted association; chāḍi'giving up; śuddha-bhakti pāyaone obtains the platform of pure devotional life..

Translation

"One is elevated to the platform of devotional life by the mercy of a Vaiṣṇava, the bona fide spiritual master, and by the special mercy of Kṛṣṇa. On that platform, one gives up all material desires and the association of unwanted people. Thus one is elevated to the platform of pure devotional service.

Verse 97 of 355
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