78 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 20

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taiche bhakti-phale krsne prema upajaya
preme krsnasvada haile bhava nasa pdaya

SYNONYMS

taiche—similarly; bhakti-phale—by the result of devotional service; krsne—
unto Lord Krsna; prema—love; upajaya—arises; preme—in devotional love;
krsna-asvada—tasting the association of Lord Krsna; haile—when there is;
bhava—the distress of the repetition of birth and death; nésa—annihilation;
paya—obtains.

TRANSLATION

“Similarly, as a result of bhakti, one’s dormant love for Krsna awakens.
When one is so situated that he can taste the association of Lord Krsna, ma-
terial existence, the repetition of birth and death, comes to an end.

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daridrya-nasa, bhava-ksaya, —premera ‘phala’ naya
prema-sukha-bhoga —mukhya prayojana haya

SYNONYMS

daridrya-ndasa—the end of poverty-stricken life; bhava-ksaya—annihilation of
materia! existence; premera—of love of Godhead; phala—the result; naya—cer-
tainly is not; prema-sukha-bhoga—enjoyment of the happiness of love of God;
mukhya—chief; prayojana—goal of life; haya—is.

TRANSLATION

“The goal of love of Godhead is not to become materially rich or free from
material bondage. The real goal is to be situated in devotional service to the
Lord and to enjoy transcendental bliss.

PURPORT

The results of devotional service are certainly not material benefits or liberation
from material bondage. The goal of devotional service is to be eternally situated in
