Text 2611
Lord Caitanya's Travels to the Holy Places
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canam —worshiping the Deity of Lord Kṛṣṇa, Lord Rāmacandra, Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa or the other forms of Viṣṇu;  vandanam —offering prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  dāsyam —always thinking oneself an eternal servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  sakhyam —making friends with the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  ātma-nivedanam —dedicating everything (body, mind and soul) for the service of the Lord;  iti —thus;  purṅsā —by the human being;  arpitā —dedicated;  viṣṇau —unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu;  bhaktiḥ —devotional service;  cet —if;  nava-lakṣaṇā —possessing nine different systems, as above mentioned;  kriyeta —one should execute;  bhagavati —unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  addhā —directly (not indirectly through  karma ,  jñāna  or  yoga );  tat —that;  manye —I understand;  adhītam —studied;  uttamam —first class.
TRANSLATION
“This process entails hearing, chanting and remembering the holy name, form, pastimes, qualities and entourage of the Lord, offering service according to the time, place and performer, worshiping the Deity, offering prayers, always considering oneself the eternal servant of Krṣṇa, making friends with Him and dedicating everything unto Him. These nine items of devotional service, when directly offered to Krṣṇa, constitute the highest attainment of life. This is the verdict of revealed scriptures.”
PURPORT
Šrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu quoted these verses from  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (7.5.23-24).
TEXT 2611
শ্রীবণ-কীর্তন হইতে কুষেে হয় “প্রেমা”।।
সেই পঞ্চম পুরুষার্থ—পুরুষার্থের সীমা ॥ ২৬১ ॥
śravaṇa-kīrtana  ha-ite kṛṣṇe haya ‘premā’ sei pañcama puruṣārtha—puruṣārthera sīmā
SYNONYMS
śravaṇa-kīrtana —hearing and chanting;  ha-ite —from;  kṛṣṇe —unto Lord Kṛṣṇa;  haya —there is;  premā —transcendental love;  sei —that;  pañcama puruṣa-artha —the fifth platform of perfection of life;  puruṣa-arthera sīmā —the limit of goals of life.
TRANSLATION
“When one comes to the platform of loving service to Lord Kṛṣṇa by executing these nine processes, he has attained the fifth platform of success and the limit of life’s goals.