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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Madhya-līlā, Ch. 8]
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তাহাতে দৃষ্টান্ত—উপনিষদ্ শ্রুতিগণ । রাগমার্গে ভজি’ পাইল ব্রজেন্দ্রনন্দন ॥ ২২৩ ॥
tāhāte dṛṣṭānta—upaniṣad śruti-gaṇa rāga-mārge bhaji’ pāila vrajendra-nandana
SYNONYMS
tāhāte —in this matter;  dṛṣṭānta —the example;  upaniṣad śruti-gaṇa —the great sages known as the personified  Upaniṣads  or  śrutis ;  rāga-mārge —on the path of spontaneous love;  bhaji’ —worshiping;  pāila —obtained;  vrajendra-nandana —the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
TRANSLATION
“Those saintly persons who presented the Upaniṣads are vivid examples of this. By worshiping the Lord on the path of spontaneous love, they attained the lotus feet of Vrajendra-nandana, the son of Nanda Mahārāja.
PURPORT
In the Goloka Vṛndāvana planet, Kṛṣṇa’s servants are headed by Raktaka and Patraka. Kṛṣṇa’s friends are headed by Śrīdāmā, Subala and others. There are also elderly  gopīs  and the cowherd men headed by Nanda Mahārāja, mother Yaśodā and others. All of these personalities are eternally engaged in the loving service of the Lord in accordance with their specific attachments for Kṛṣṇa. One who wants to return home to serve the Lord directly is attracted to Kṛṣṇa as a servant, friend, father or mother. By continuously serving Kṛṣṇa during this life in a particular ecstasy, one gives up the material body and attains a suitable spiritual body to serve Kṛṣṇa in terms of a particular attachment. One may serve as a servant, friend, father or mother. In the same way, if one wants to serve Kṛṣṇa in conjugal love, he can also attain a body under the guidance of the  gopīs . The most vivid example in this connection is those saintly personalities known as  śrutis , who presented the  Upaniṣads . These  śrutis  understand that without serving Kṛṣṇa and following in the footsteps of the  gopīs , there is no possibility of entering the kingdom of God. Therefore they engage in spontaneous loving service unto Kṛṣṇa and follow in the footsteps of the  gopīs .
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নিভৃতমক্কনোহকদৃঢ্যোগ্যেষ্টো হৃদি য- মুনয় উপাসতে তদরয়োহপি যযুঃ স্মরণাং ।