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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service
Madhya 22.48Madhya 22.50

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.49

সাধুসঙ্গে কৃষ্ণভক্ত্যে শ্রদ্ধা যদি হয় ।

ভক্তিফল ‘প্রেম’ হয়, সংসার যায় ক্ষয় ॥ ৪৯ ॥

sādhu-saṅge kṛṣṇa-bhaktye śraddhā yadi haya

bhakti-phala ‘prema’ haya, saṁsāra yāya kṣaya

Translation

“By associating with a devotee, one awakens his faith in devotional service to Kṛṣṇa. Because of devotional service, one’s dormant love for Kṛṣṇa awakens, and thus one’s material, conditioned existence comes to an end.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

From Devotee Association to Love for Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Association with a devotee awakens faith in devotional service to Kṛṣṇa.

  2. 2

    Through devotional service, one’s dormant love for Kṛṣṇa awakens.

  3. 3

    With the awakening of love for Kṛṣṇa, material, conditioned existence comes to an end.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Madhya 22: The Process of Devotional Service

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

A pure devotee is the supreme transcendentalist, and one has to receive his mercy for one’s dormant Kṛṣṇa consciousness to be awakened. One has to associate with pure devotees.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sādhu-saṅgeby the association of devotees
  2. kṛṣṇa-bhaktyein discharging devotional service to Kṛṣṇa
  3. śraddhāfaith
  4. yadiif
  5. hayathere is
  6. bhakti-phalathe result of devotional service to Kṛṣṇa
  7. premalove of Godhead
  8. hayaawakens
  9. saṁsārathe conditioned life in material existence
  10. yāya kṣayabecomes vanquished
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Key ideas in this 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”

  • 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 for krsna”

  • 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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How is association with devotees strengthening my faith in devotional service?

Practice

Ask a devotee for one small way to serve Kṛṣṇa today, and carry it out.

Live this todayFrom Devotee Association to Love for KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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