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Šri Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 20]]
TEXT 1411
তৈছে ভক্তি-ফলে কৃষ্ণে প্রেম উপজয় । প্রেমে কৃষ্ণাত্মাদ হৈলে ভব নাশ পায় ॥ ১৪১ ॥
taiche bhakti-phale krṣṇe prema upajaya preme krṣṇāsvāda haile bhava nāśa pāya
SYNONYMS
taiche —similarly;  bhakti-phale —by the result of devotional service;  kṛṣṇe —unto Lord Kṛṣṇa;  prema —love;  upajaya —arises;  preme —in devotional love;  kṛṣṇa-āsvāda —tasting the association of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  haile —when there is;  bhava —the distress of the repetition of birth and death;  nāśa —annihilation;  pāya —obtains.
TRANSLATION
“Similarly, as a result of bhakti, one’s dormant love for Kṛṣṇa awakens. When one is so situated that he can taste the association of Lord Kṛṣṇa, material existence, the repetition of birth and death, comes to an end.
TEXT 1422
দারিদ্র্য-নাশ, ভবক্ষয়,—প্রেমের ‘ফঙ্গ’ নয় । প্রেমসুখ-ভোগ—মুখ্য প্রয়োজন হয় ॥ ১৪২ ॥
dāridrya-nāśa ,  bhava-kṣaya , — premera ‘phala’ naya prema-sukha-bhoga  — mukhya prayojana haya
SYNONYMS
dāridrya-nāśa —the end of poverty-stricken life;  bhava-kṣaya —annihilation of materia! existence;  premera —of love of Godhead;  phala —the result;  naya —certainly is not;  prema-sukha-bhoga —enjoyment of the happiness of love of God;  mukhya —chief;  prayojana —goal of life;  haya —is.
TRANSLATION
“The goal of love of Godhead is not to become materially rich or free from material bondage. The real goal is to be situated in devotional service to the Lord and to enjoy transcendental bliss.
PURPORT
The results of devotional service are certainly not material benefits or liberation from material bondage. The goal of devotional service is to be eternally situated in