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

TEXT 160

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krsnam smaran janam casya
prestham nija-samihitam

tat-tat-kathd-ratas Casau
kuryad vasam vraje sada

SYNONYMS

krsnam—Lord Krsna; smaran—thinking of; janam—a devotee; ca—and; asya—
of His; prestham—very dear; nija-samihitam—chosen by oneself; tat-tat-katha—
to those respective topics; ratah—attached; ca—and; asau—that; kuryat—
should do; vasam—living; vraje—in Vrndavana; sadd—always.

TRANSLATION

“ ‘The devotee should always think of Krsna within himself, and one should
choose a very dear devotee who is a servitor of Krsna in Vrndavana. One
should constantly engage in topics about that servitor and his loving relation-
ship to Krsna, and one should live in Vrndavana. However, if one is physically
unable to go to Vrndavana, he should mentally live there.’

PURPORT
This verse is found in Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.2.294).

TEXT 161
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dasa-sakhd-pitradi-preyasira gana
raga-marge nija-nija-bhavera ganana

SYNONYMS
dasa—servants; sakhd—friends; pitr-adi—parents; preyasira gana—conjugal
lovers; raga-marge—on the path of spontaneous loving service; nija-nija—of
one’s own choice; bhavera—of the ecstasy; ganana—counting.

TRANSLATION

“Krsna has many types of devotees—some are servants, some are friends,
some are parents, and some are conjugal lovers. Those who are situated in one
