136 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 24
artha-dah—giving desired things; yat—which; punah—again; arthita—request;
yatah—from which; svayam—Himself; vidhatte—He gives; bhajatim—of those
engaged in devotional service; anicchatam—even though not desiring; icchd-
pidhanam—covering all other desires; nija-pada-pallavam—the shelter of His
own lotus feet.
TRANSLATION
‘Whenever Krsna is requested to fulfill one’s desire, He undoubtedly does
so, but He does not award anything which, after being enjoyed, will cause
someone to petition Him again and again to fulfill further desires. When one
has other desires but engages in the Lord’s service, Krsna forcibly gives one
shelter at His lotus feet, where one will forget all other desires.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (5.19.26).
TEXT 104
WIYAR, SRSA, SSA FSIS |
G feta HA BGI, SoA SCW “STA 908
sddhu-sanga, krsna-krpa, bhaktira svabhava
e tine saba chadaya, kare krsne ‘bhava’
SYNONYMS
sddhu-sanga—the association of devotees; krsma-krpa—the mercy of Lord
Krsna; bhaktira—of devotional service; sva-bhava—nature; e tine—these three;
saba chadaya—cause one to give up everything else; kare—do; krsne—unto Lord
Krsna; bhava—the loving affairs.
TRANSLATION
“Association with a devotee, the mercy of Krsna, and the nature of devo-
tional service help one to give up all undesirable association and gradually at-
tain elevation to the platform of love of Godhead.
PURPORT
This verse refers to the association of pure devotees, the mercy of Krsna and
the rendering of devotional service. All these help one give up the association of
nondevotees and the material opulence awarded by the external energy, maya. A
pure devotee is never attracted by material opulence, for he understands that
wasting time to acquire material opulence is a misuse of the gift of human life. In
