322 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 22

TEXT 5

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Bear Ziatsy Slane fava ue u

krsma-bhakti——abhidheya, sarva-sastre kaya
ataeva muni-gana kariyache niscaya

SYNONYMS

krsna-bhakti—devotional service to Lord Krsna; abhidheya—the real activity of
life; sarva-sastre—all Vedic literatures; kaya—say; ataeva—therefore; muni-
gana—all saintly persons; kariyache—have made; niscaya—ascertainment.

TRANSLATION

“‘A human being’s activities should be centered only about devotional ser-
vice to Lord Krsna. That is the verdict of all Vedic literatures, and all saintly
people have ascertained this.

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Tal APH Beats Cal ae ofa |
FAINT cl UW AVHfHasiesw CARA

HS? AS BS [ISI SAtTAg “Wadq Ww |

srutir mata prsta digati bhavad-aradhana-vidhim
yatha matur vani smrtir api tatha vakti bhagini
purdnddyd ye va sahaja-nivahas te tad-anuga
atah satyam jfatarn murahara bhavan eva saranam

SYNONYMS

srutinh—Vedic knowledge; mata—like a mother who is affectionate to her
children; prsta—when questioned; disati—she directs; bhavat—of You;
aradhana—worship; vidhim—the process; yatha—just as; mdtuh vani—the in-
structions of the mother; smrtih—smrti-sdstras, which explain the Vedic
literatures; api—also; tatha—similarly; vakti—express; bhagini—like a sister;
purana-adyah —headed by the Puranas; ye—which; va—or; sahaja-nivahah —like
brothers; te—all of them; tat—of the mother; anugah—followers; atah—
therefore; satyam—the truth; jfiatam—known; mura-hara—O killer of the demon
Mura; bhavan—Your Lordship; eva—only; saranam—the shelter.
