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

titiksavah karunikah
suhrdah sarva-dehinam

ajata-satravah santah
sadhavah sadhu-bhdsanah

SYNONYMS

titiksavah—very forebearing; karunikah—merciful; suhrdah—who are well-
wishers; sarva-dehinam—to all living entities; ajata-satravah —without enemies;
santah—peaceful; sddhavah—following the injunctions of the sdastra; sdédhu-
bhdsanah —who are decorated with good character.

TRANSLATION

“ ‘Devotees are always tolerant, forebearing and very merciful. They are the
well-wishers of every living entity. They follow the scriptural injunctions, and
because they have no enemies, they are very peaceful. These are the decora-
tions of devotees.’

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (3.25.21). When the sages, headed
by Saunaka, inquired about Kapiladeva, the incarnation of Godhead, Suta
Gosvami, who was the topmost devotee of the Lord, quoted talks about self-
realization between Maitreya, a friend of Vyasadeva, and Vidura. It was then that
the topic of Lord Kapila came up and His discussions with His mother, wherein He
stated that attachment to material things is the cause of conditional life. When a
person becomes attached to transcendental things, he is on the path of liberation.

TEXT 82
RACHA Bante faqre-
Brqratas catfasre ahRAyy |
RVBCS AUGSS? ats!
FAADAs WHA ATWTA CV br

mahat-sevam dvaram dhur vimuktes
tamo-dvdram yositamn sangi-sangam

mahdntas te sama-cittah prasanta
vimanyavah suhrdah sédhavo ye

SYNONYMS

mahat-sevam—the service of the pure devotee spiritual master; dvaram—
door; ahuh—they said; vimukteh—of liberation; tamah-dvaram—the door to
