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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.157
তাতে মালী যত্ন করি’ করে আবরণ ।
অপরাধ-হস্তীর যৈছে না হয় উদ্গম ॥ ১৫৭ ॥
tāte mālī yatna kari’ kare āvaraṇa
aparādha-hastīra yaiche nā haya udgama
“The gardener must defend the creeper by fencing it all around so that the powerful elephant of offenses may not enter.
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The growing bhakti creeper needs a protective fence. A beginner should be protected by being surrounded by pure devotees.
Giving up the company of pure devotees is a great offense, even for someone who considers himself mature. Association with nondevotees and nondevotional activities exposes the creeper to the mad elephant offense.
One protects the creeper by following the regulative principles and associating with pure devotees. This protection must be maintained carefully.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
The mood of Madhya 19 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:
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī finally reached Prayāga and met with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for ten successive days. During this time, Vallabha Bhaṭṭa extended an invitation to the Lord with great respect.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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In this verse: “association”, “company of”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What company and activities are helping me protect my devotional creeper?
Make one concrete arrangement today to spend time in the association of pure devotees.
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