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Lord; kirtana—sankirtana; pracara—movement; yaf-saba—persons with whom; /afa—
in accompaniment; karena—He does; prema—love of God; asvadana—taste ; yan-saba—
those who are; /afia—in accompaniment; dana kare—gives in charity ; prema-dhana—
love of Godhead.
TRANSLATION

The internal devotees or potencies are all eternal associates in the pastimes of the
Lord. Only with them does the Lord advent to propound the sankirtana movement,
only with them does the Lord taste the mellow of conjugal love, and only with them
does He distribute this love of God to people in general.

PURPORT

Distinguishing between pure devotees and internal or confidential devotees, Sri
Ripa Gosvami, in his book Upadesamrta, traces the following gradual process of
development. Out of many thousands of karmis, one is better when he is situated
in perfect Vedic knowledge. Out of many such learned scholars and philosophers,
one who is actually liberated from material bondage is better, and out of many such
persons who are actually liberated, one who is a devotee of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead is considered to te the best. Among the many such transcendental lovers of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the gopis are the best, and among the gopis
Srimati Radhika is the best. Srimati Radhika is very dear to Lord Krsna, and similarly
Her ponds, namely, Syamakunda and Radhakunda, are also very much dear to the
Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura comments in his Anubhasya that among
the five tattvas, two are energies (Sakti-tattva) and the three others are energetic
(Saktiman tattva). Unalloyed and internal devotees are both engaged in the favor-
ableculture of Krsna consciousness untinged by philosophical speculation or fruitive
activities. They are all understood to be pure devotees, and those among them who
simply engage in conjugal love are called madhurya-bhaktas or internal devotees. The
potential loving services in parental love, fraternity and servitude are included in
conjugal love of God. In conclusion, therefore, every confidential devotee is a pure
devotee of the Lord.

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu enjoys His pastimes with His immediate expansion
Nityananda Prabhu. His pure devotees and His three purusa incarnations, namely,
Karanodakasayi Visnu, Garbhodakasayi Visnu and Ksirodakasayi Visnu, always ac-
company the Supreme Lord to propound the sankirtana movement.

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