424 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 22
TEXT 160
FR TA SHHTAT cabs faRAT(esz |
GSLFU-AG GTA) FUAWAL ACH AW] I uo
krsnam smaran janam casya
prestham nija-samihitam
tat-tat-katha-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
wtA-nai-fatie-caimata ste |
aiataicef fae-frer-eicaa atta v Sud I
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
