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  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 1: The Spiritual Masters
Ādi 1.59Ādi 1.61

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 1.60

সতাং প্রসঙ্গান্মম বীর্যসংবিদো

ভবন্তি হৃৎকর্ণরসায়নাঃ কথাঃ ।

তজ্জোষণাদাশ্বপবর্গবর্ত্মনি

শ্রদ্ধা রতির্ভক্তিরনুক্রমিষ্যতি ॥ ৬০ ॥

satāṁ prasaṅgān mama vīrya-saṁvido

bhavanti hṛt-karṇa-rasāyanāḥ kathāḥ

taj-joṣaṇād āśv apavarga-vartmani

śraddhā ratir bhaktir anukramiṣyati

Translation

“The spiritually powerful message of Godhead can be properly discussed only in a society of devotees, and it is greatly pleasing to hear in that association. If one hears from devotees, the way of transcendental experience quickly opens, and gradually one attains firm faith that in due course develops into attraction and devotion.”

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Hearing and Following Lead to Love

  1. 1

    Confidence begins by hearing the science of devotion from a qualified spiritual master. Discussion of Godhead in the association of devotees is spiritually powerful and pleasing to hear.

  2. 2

    By associating with devotees and applying the spiritual master’s instructions, one’s misgivings and obstacles are overcome through devotional service. A growing taste for carrying out these instructions is the test of one’s devotional service.

  3. 3

    Continued hearing develops firm faith, attraction, and strong attachment to the Lord’s service. Steadfast progress in this way leads to spontaneous love for the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Key points from the purport
  • Therefore, one’s development of a taste for executing these instructions is the test of one’s devotional service.
  • Then, as he associates with devotees and tries to adopt the means instructed by the spiritual master in his own life, his misgivings and other obstacles are vanquished by his execution of devotional service.
  • Strong attachment for the transcendental service of the Lord develops as he continues listening to the messages of Godhead, and if he steadfastly proceeds in this way, he is certainly elevated to spontaneous love for the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of CC Ādi 1.60 quotesSB 3.25.25

This verse appears in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (3.25.25), where Kapiladeva replies to the questions of His mother, Devahūti, about the process of devotional service.

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

How it feels

Reverence and gratitude. The narrator takes shelter of the guru-paramparā; receptivity begins with humility.

The mood of Ādi 1 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 1: The Spiritual Masters

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

In this connection, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s direct manifestations and His manifestations for transcendental pastimes are discussed. Next considered are the potencies of the Lord, of which three principal manifestations are described: the consorts in the kingdom of God (Vaikuṇṭha), the queens of Dvārakā-dhāma and, highest of all, the damsels of Vrajadhāma.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 1
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. satāmof the devotees
  2. prasaṅgātby intimate association
  3. mamaof Me
  4. vīrya-saṁvidaḥtalks full of spiritual potency
  5. bhavantiappear
  6. hṛtto the heart
  7. karṇaand to the ears
  8. rasa-āyanāḥa source of sweetness
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “association”, “discussed”, “discussion”

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “service”

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “love”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Is your hearing helping you develop a taste for putting devotional instructions into practice?

Practice

Hear one devotional instruction today and take one small step to apply it.

Live this todayHearing and Following Lead to LoveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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