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[[Madhya-līlā, Ch. 22]
PURPORT
Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Țhākura explains this point. Is this  bhāgya  (fortune) the result of an accident or something else? In the scriptures, devotional service and pious activity are considered fortunate. Pious activities can be divided into three categories—pious activities that awaken one’s dormant Kṛṣṇa consciousness are called  bhakty-unmukhī sukṛti . Pious activities that bestow material opulence are called  bhogonmukhī , and pious activities that enable the living entity to merge into the existence of the Supreme are called  mokṣonmukhī . These last two awards of pious activity are not actually fortunate. Pious activities are fortunate when they help one become Kṛṣṇa conscious. The good fortune of  bhakty-unmukhī  is attainable only when one comes in contact with a devotee. By associating with a devotee willingly or unwillingly, one advances in devotional service, and thus one’s dormant Kṛṣṇa consciousness is awakened.
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উৰাপৰৰ্গো   ভ্ৰমতো যদা ভৰে-
জ্জনস্ত্র তইচাচাত সৎসমাগম: ।।
সংসক্ষযো ৰহি ভঙৈৰ সদগতো
পরাবরেশে স্বষ্ণি জায়তে রতি: ॥ ৪৬ ॥
bhavāpavargo bhramato yadā bhavej janasya tarhy acyuta sat-samāgamaḥ sat-saṅgamo yarhi tadaiva sad-gatau parāvareśe tvayi jāyate ratiḥ
SYNONYMS
bhava-apavargaḥ —liberation from the nescience of material existence;  bhramataḥ —wandering;  yadā —when;  bhavet —should be;  janasya —of a person;  tarhi —at that time;  acyuta —O Supreme Personality of Godhead;  sat-samāgamaḥ —association with devotees;  sat-saṅgamaḥ —association with devotees;  yarhi —when;  tadā —at that time;  eva —only;  sat-gatau —the highest goal of life;  parāvareśe —the Lord of the universe;  tvayi —to You;  jāyate —appears;  ratiḥ —attraction.
TRANSLATION
“‘O my Lord! O infallible Supreme Person! When a person wandering throughout the universes becomes eligible for liberation from material existence, he gets an opportunity to associate with devotees. When he associates with devotees, his attraction for You is awakened. You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the highest goal of the supreme devotees and the Lord of the universe.’