Text 98] Explanations of the Atmarama Verse 131

ei cari sukrti haya mahd-bhagyavan
tat-tat-kamadi chadi’ haya suddha-bhaktiman

SYNONYMS

ei cari—these four persons; sukrti—pious men; haya—are; mahd-bhagyavan —
highly fortunate; tat-tat—those respective; kama-ddi—aspirations; chadi’—giving
up; haya—become; suddha-bhaktiman—pure devotees.

TRANSLATION

“Because they have a pious background, all four types of people are to be
considered greatly fortunate. Such people gradually give up material desires
and become pure devotees.

TEXT 97

Higna-sl Feel ScHA Sly |
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sddhu-sanga-krpa kimvd krsnera krpaya
kamadi ‘duhsanga’ chadi’ suddha-bhakti paya

SYNONYMS
sddhu-sanga-krpd—by the mercy of association with devotees; kimvd—or;
krsnera krpaya—by the mercy of Krsna; kama-adi—material desires and so on;
duhsanga—unwanted association; chadi’—giving up; suddha-bhakti paya—one
obtains the platform of pure devotional life.

TRANSLATION

“One is elevated to the platform of devotional life by the mercy of a
Vaisnava, the bona fide spiritual master, and by the special mercy of Krsna.
On that platform, one gives up all material desires and the association of un-
wanted people. Thus one is elevated to the platform of pure devotional ser-
vice.

TEXT 98
ASAMITS-QACH! VGrCaTSARTS JAE |
SSAA AW TD ASMA catbay Wav |

sat-sangan mukta-duhsango
hadtum notsahate budhah
