224 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila, Ch. 11

TRANSLATION

““‘My devotees take great care and respect in rendering Me service. They
offer obeisances to Me with all their bodily limbs. They worship My devotees
and find all living entities related to Me. For Me they engage the entire energy
of their bodies. They engage the power of speech in the glorification of My
qualities and form. They also dedicate their minds unto Me and try to give up
all kinds of material desires. Thus My devotees are characterized.’

PURPORT

These two verses are quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.19.21-22). They
were spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krsna, who was
answering Uddhava’s inquiry about devotional service.

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aradhananam sarvesam
visnor aradhanam param

tasmat parataram devi
tadiyanam samarcanam

SYNONYMS
aradhananam —of varieties of worship; sarvesim—all; visnoh—of Lord Visnu;
aradhanam—worship; param—the most exalted; tasmat—and above such wor-
ship of Lord Visnu; parataram—of greater value; devi—O goddess; tadiyanam—
of persons in relationship with Lord Visnu; samarcanam—rigid and firm worship.

TRANSLATION

“Lord Siva told the goddess Durga, ‘My dear Devi, although the Vedas
recommend worship of demigods, the worship of Lord Visnu is topmost.
However, above the worship of Lord Visnu is the rendering of service to
Vaisnavas, who are related to Lord Visnu.’

PURPORT

The Vedas are divided into three divisions—karma-kanda, jfana-kanda and
upasand-kanda. These are activities dealing with fruitive work, empiric philosophi-
cal speculation and worship. There are recommendations in the Vedas for the
worship of various demigods as well as Lord Visnu. Lord Siva answers Durga’s
question in this quotation from Padma Purana. This verse is also included in Laghu-
