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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 1.64
সেই ভক্তগণ হয় দ্বিবিধ প্রকার ।
পারিষদ্গণ এক, সাধকগণ আর ॥ ৬৪ ॥
sei bhakta-gaṇa haya dvi-vidha prakāra
pāriṣad-gaṇa eka, sādhaka-gaṇa āra
Such pure devotees are of two types: personal associates [pāriṣats] and neophyte devotees [sādhakas].
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Pure devotees are of two types: personal associates, or pāriṣats, and neophyte devotees, or sādhakas. Personal associates are perfect servitors, while neophytes endeavor to attain perfection.
Some personal associates are attracted by the opulences of the Personality of Godhead. They render reverential devotional service in Vaikuṇṭha.
Other personal associates are attracted by nuptial love of Godhead. They are placed in Vṛndāvana for the direct service of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
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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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and His plenary expansions are all in the category of the Lord Himself, the energetic Absolute Truth, whereas His devotees, His eternal associates, are His energies. The energy and energetic are fundamentally one, but since their functions are differently exhibited, they are simultaneously different also.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 1
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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: “associates”
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 of godhead”
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How does the description of sādhakas encourage you to keep endeavoring in devotional service?
Choose one small act of devotional service and carry it out carefully today as part of your endeavor toward perfection.
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