Adi-lila, Chapter 4 241
TEXTS 21-22
CATA YS, CAA AA, cata ANAS |
GVSITA CA CHICA BTA HSS 25 1
SHANE AY ACA, SAA APA |
AT Sica SS TH Sara AAA He I
mora putra, mora sakha, mora prana-pati
ei-bhave yei more kare Suddha-bhakti
dpanake bada mane, Gmare sama-hina
sei bhave ha-i Gmi tahadra adhina
SYNONYMS

mora—my; putra—son; mora—my; sakha—friend; mora—my; prdna-pati—lord of
life; e/-bhdve—in this way; yei—those who; more—unto Me; kare—do; Suddha-bhakti
—pure devotion; Gpandke—himself; bada—great; mGne—he regards; dmdre—Me;
sama—equal; hinag—or lower; sei bhdve—in that way; ha-i—am; Gmi—|; tahdra—to him;
adhina—subordinate.

TRANSLATION

“If one cherishes pure loving devotion to Me, thinking of Me as his son, his
friend or his beloved, regarding himself as great and considering Me his equal or
inferior, ! become subordinate to him.

PURPORT

In Caitanya-caritamrta three kinds of devotional service are described—namely,
bhakti (ordinary devotional service), §uddha-bhakti (pure devotional service) and
viddha-bhakti (mixed devotional service).

When devotional service is executed with some material purpose, involving
fruitive activities, mental speculations or mystic yoga, it is called mixed or
adulterated devotional service. Besides bhakti-yoga, Bhagavad-gitd also describes
karma-yoga, jridna-yoga and dhydna-yoga. Yoga means linking with the Supreme
Lord, which is possible only through devotion. Fruitive activitiesending in devotional
service, philosophical speculation ending in devotional service, and the practice of
mysticism ending in devotional service are known respectively as karma-yoga, jfidna-
yoga and dhydna-yoga. But such devotional service is adulterated by the three kinds
of material activities.

For those grossly engaged in identifying the body as the self, pious activity, or
karma-yoga, is recommended. For those who identify the mind with the self,
philosophical speculation, or /fdna-yoga, is recommended. But devotees standing
on the spiritual platform have no need of such material conceptions of adulterated
devotion. Adulterated devotional service does not directly aim for love of the
