132 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 24

kirtyamanarn yaso yasya
sakrd dkarnya rocanam

SYNONYMS

sat-sangat —by the association of pure devotees; mukta—freed; duhsangah—
the association of materialistic persons; hatum—to give up; na—not; utsahate —is
able; budhah—one who is actually learned; kirtyamanam—being glorified;
yasah—the glories; yasya—of whom (the Supreme Personality of Godhead);
sakrt—once; dkarnya—hearing; rocanam—very pleasing.

TRANSLATION

“‘The intelligent, who have understood the Supreme Lord in the associ-
ation of pure devotees and have become free from bad materialistic associ-
ation, can never avoid hearing the glories of the Lord, even though they have
heard them only once.’

PURPORT

This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.10.11). Alll the members of the Kuru
dynasty offered respects when Krsna was leaving Hastinapura after the Battle of
Kuruksetra. Krsna was going to His own kingdom, and all the members of the Kuru
dynasty were overwhelmed by His departure. This verse was spoken in that con-
nection by Sukadeva Gosvami. A pure devotee becomes attached to Krsna by
hearing the Lord’s glories. The Lord’s glories and the Lord Himself are identical.
One has to be qualified to understand this Absolute Truth; therefore one should
be given a chance to associate with a pure devotee. Our Krsna consciousness
movement is meant for this purpose. We want to create pure devotees so that
other people will benefit by their association. In this way the number of pure
devotees increases. Professional preachers cannot create pure devotees. There
are many professional preachers of Srimad-Bhagavatam who read this work to
earn their livelihood. However, they cannot convert materialistic people to devo-
tional service. Only a pure devotee can convert others to pure devotional service.
It is therefore important for all the preachers in our Krsna consciousness move-
ment to first become pure devotees and follow the regulative principles,
refraining from illicit sex, meat-eating, gambling and intoxication. They should
regularly chant the Hare Krsna mahd-mantra on their beads, follow the devotional
process, rise early in the morning, attend mangala-drati and recite Srimad-
Bhagavatam and Bhagavad-gitd regularly. In this way, one can become purified
and free from all material contamination.

sarvopadhi-vinirmuktam
tat-paratvena nirmalam
