6 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 23
endowed only with love; bhaktih—devotional service; iti—thus; ucyate—is said;
bhisma—by Bhisma; prahlada—by Prahlada Maharaja; uddhava—by Uddhava;
naéradaih—and by Narada.
TRANSLATION
““‘When one develops an unflinching sense of ownership or possessiveness
in relation to Lord Visnu, or, in other words, when one thinks Visnu and no
one else to be the only object of love, such an awakening is called bhakti
[devotion] by exalted persons like Bhisma, Prahlada, Uddhava and Narada.’
PURPORT
This verse, quoted from the Narada-paficaratra, is found in Bhakti-rasdmrta-
sindhu (1.4.2).
TEXT 9
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Sed CHS Gla ‘HAH’ CY SAT Id I
kona bhdagye kona jivera ‘sraddhda’ yadi haya
tabe sei jiva ‘sadhu-sanga’ ye karaya
SYNONYMS
kona bhagye—by some good fortune; kona jivera—of some living entity; srad-
dha yadi haya—if there is faith; tabe—then; sei jiva—that living entity; sddhu-
sariga—association with devotees; ye—certainly; karaya—makes.
TRANSLATION
“If, by good fortune, a living entity develops faith in Krsna, he begins to
associate with devotees.
TEXT 10
AYA CAS SA ‘Bla ASe |
AASTS] SA ‘AA aelfaGA’ 11 So 1
sdadhu-sanga haite haya ‘sravana-kirtana’
sadhana-bhaktye haya ‘sarvdnartha-nivartana’
SYNONYMS
sadhu-sanga haite—from association with devotees; haya—there is; sravana-
kirtana—hearing, chanting and so on; sédhana-bhaktye—by devotional service;
haya—there is; sarva—all; anartha-nivartana—disappearance of unwanted things.
