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

SYNONYMS

na—not; esam—of those who are attached to household life; matih—the in-
terest; tavat—that long; urukrama-anghrim—the lotus feet of the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead, who is credited with uncommon activities; sprsati—
touches; anartha—of unwanted things; apagamah—vandquishing; yat—of which;
arthah—result; mahiyasam—of the great personalities, devotees; pada-rajah —of
the dust of the lotus feet; abhisekam—sprinkling on the head; niskificananam—
who are completely detached from material possessions; na vrnita—does not do;
yavat—as long as.

TRANSLATION

‘Unless human society accepts the dust of the lotus feet of great mahat-
mas —devotees who have nothing to do with material possessions —mankind
cannot turn its attention to the lotus feet of Krsna. Those lotus feet vanquish
all the unwanted miserable conditions of material life.’

PURPORT

This verse appears in the Srimad-Bhagavatam (7.5.32). When the great sage
Narada was giving instructions to Maharaja Yudhisthira, he narrated the activities
of Prahlada Maharaja. This verse was spoken by Prahlada Mahardja to his father,
Hiranyakasipu, the king of demons. Prahlada Maharaja informed his father of the
nine basic processes of bhakti-yoga. Whoever takes to these processes is to be
considered a highly learned scholar. Hiranyakasipu, however, did not like his son
to talk about devotional service; therefore he immediately called his teacher, San-
damarka. The teacher explained that he did not teach devotional service to
Prahlada but that the boy was naturally inclined that way. At that time
Hiranyakasipu became very angry and asked Prahlada why he had become a
Vaisnava. In answer to this question, Prahlada Maharaja recited this verse to the
effect that one cannot become the Lord’s devotee without receiving the mercy
and blessings of another devotee.

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‘sadhu-sanga’, ‘sadhu-sariga’——sarva-sdstre kaya
lava-matra sadhu-sange sarva-siddhi haya

SYNONYMS
sdadhu-sanga sddhu-saniga—association with pure devotees; sarva-sdstre—all
the revealed scriptures; kaya—say; lava-matra—even for a moment; sadhu-
sange—by association with a devotee; sarva-siddhi—all success; haya—there is.
