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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.140
কাম ত্যজি’ কৃষ্ণ ভজে শাস্ত্র-আজ্ঞা মানি’ ।
দেব-ঋষি-পিত্রাদিকের কভু নহে ঋণী ॥ ১৪০ ॥
kāma tyaji’ kṛṣṇa bhaje śāstra-ājñā māni’
deva-ṛṣi-pitrādikera kabhu nahe ṛṇī
“If a person gives up all material desires and completely engages in the transcendental loving service of Kṛṣṇa, as enjoined in the revealed scriptures, he is never indebted to the demigods, sages or forefathers.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
We are indebted to the demigods for necessities such as air, light and water. By using Vedic literature, we also become indebted to the great sages.
Birth in a family brings indebtedness to our forefathers. We are also indebted to living beings such as cows and other animals whose service we accept.
One who gives up all material desires and completely engages in Kṛṣṇa’s loving service, as directed by the revealed scriptures, is absolved of all debts.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
The purport of CC Madhya 22.140 quotesSB 11.5.41
This is confirmed in the following verse, quoted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.5.41).
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Trust and resolution. Devotional practice and association offer a steady path for awakening love.
The mood of Madhya 22 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:
If one engages in devotional service, all good qualities follow. One does not have to cultivate them separately.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 22
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does recognizing the service you receive from others deepen your appreciation of devotional service?
Recall one necessity you receive from others, then spend a few minutes in Kṛṣṇa’s devotional service.
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