128 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya-lila, Ch. 24

TEXT 92

wie fag cata ataa fers aca AT I
AF FF CHY SS BSR AH |) d2 Il

bhakti vinu kona sadhana dite nare phala
saba phala deya bhakti svatantra prabala

SYNONYMS

bhakti vinu—without devotional service; kona—some; sédhana—practice for
perfection; dite—to give; nare—not able; phala—any result; saba phala—all the
results of different processes; deya—give; bhakti—devotional service; sva-
tantra—independent; prabala—and powerful.

TRANSLATION

“The other processes cannot yield results unless they are associated with
devotional service. Devotional service, however, is so strong and independent
that it can give one all the desired results.

TEXT 93

GHAAAMT SD AM |
BSG Shy Sct Gaaie Ta t vo ti

ajd-gala-stana-nydya anya sadhana
ataeva hari bhaje buddhiman jana

SYNONYMS

ajd-gala-stana-nydya—like the nipples on the neck of a goat; anya—other;
sadhana—execution of spiritual life; ataeva—therefore; hari—the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead; bhaje—one worships; buddhimdn jana—the intelligent per-
son.

TRANSLATION

“With the exception of devotional service, all the methods of self-
realization are like nipples on the neck of a goat. An intelligent person adopts
only devotional service, giving up all other processes of self-realization.

PURPORT

Without devotional service, other methods for self-realization and spiritual life
are useless. Other methods cannot produce good results at any time, and
therefore they are compared to the nipples on the neck of a goat. These nipples
