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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 22]
ways remember Kṛṣṇa and never forget Him. This is possible when one chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra . Therefore one must strictly chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mahā-mantra  twenty-four hours daily. One may have other duties to perform under the direction of the spiritual master, but he must first abide by the spiritual master's order to chant a certain number of rounds. In our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, we have recommended that the neophyte chant at least sixteen rounds. This chanting of sixteen rounds is absolutely necessary if one wants to remember Kṛṣṇa and not forget Him. Of all the regulative principles, the spiritual master's order to chant at least sixteen rounds is most essential.
One may sell books or enlist life members or render some other service, but these duties are not ordinary duties. These duties serve as an impetus for remembering Kṛṣṇa. When one goes with a  saṅkīrtana  party or sells books, he naturally remembers that he is going to sell Kṛṣṇa's books. In this way, he is remembering Kṛṣṇa. When one goes to enlist a life member, he talks about Kṛṣṇa and thereby remembers Him.  Smartavyaḥ satatarṅ viṣṇur vismartavyo na jātucit . The conclusion is that one must act in such a way that he will always remember Kṛṣṇa, and one must refrain from doing things that make him forget Kṛṣṇa. These two principles form the basic background of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
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বিবিধাঙ্গ সাধনভক্তির বহুত বিস্তার ।
সংক্ষেপে কহিয়ে কিছু সাধনাঙ্গ-সার ॥ ১১৪ ॥
vividhāṅga sādhana-bhaktira bahuta vistāra saṅkṣepe kahiye kichu sādhanāṅga-sāra
SYNONYMS
vividha-aṅga —varieties of limbs (regulative principles);  sādhana-bhaktira —of regulative devotional service;  bahuta —many;  vistāra —expansions;  saṅkṣepe —in brief;  kahiye —I shall speak;  kichu —something;  sādhana-aṅga-sāra —the essential parts of the practice of devotional service.
TRANSLATION
“I shall say something about the various practices of devotional service, which is expanded in so many ways. I wish to speak briefly of the essential practices.
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গুরুপাদাশ্রয়, দীক্ষা, গুরুর সেবন ।
সঙ্কর্মশিক্ষা-পৃচ্ছা, সাধুমার্গানুগমন ॥ ১১৫ ॥