76 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta ([Madhya-lila, Ch. 20

TEXT 138

SSTAAFaAl AY BATA feigs ATA |
Shesgaths ahaa wrretalt AwalS see I

bhaktyaham ekayda grahyah
sraddhayatmd priyah satam

bhaktih pundati man-nistha
sva-pakan api sambhavat

SYNONYMS

bhaktya—by devotional service; aham—l, the Supreme Personality of God-
head; ekayd—unflinching; grahyah—obtainable; sraddhaya—by faith; 4tma—the
most dear; priyah—to be served; satam—by the devotees; bhaktih—the devo-
tional service; punati—purifies; mat-nistha—fixed only on Me; sva-pakan—the
lowest of human beings, who are accustomed to eat dogs; api—certainly;
sambhavat—from all faults due to birth and other circumstances.

TRANSLATION

‘Being very dear to the devotees and sadhus, | am attained through
unflinching faith and devotional service. This bhakti-yoga system, which
gradually increases attachment for Me, purifies even a human being born
among dog-eaters. That is to say, everyone can be elevated to the spiritual
platform by the process of bhakti-yoga.’

PURPORT
This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.14.21).

TEXT 139

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ataeva ‘bhakti’ ——krsna-praptyera upaya
‘abhidheya’ bali’ tare sarva-sastre gaya

SYNONYMS

ataeva—therefore; bhakti—devotional service; krsna-praptyera—of achieving
the lotus feet of Krsna; upaya—the only means; abhidheya—abhidheya; bali’—
calling; tare—this system; sarva-sastre—in all revealed scriptures; gaya—is de-
scribed.
