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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.60
এই আজ্ঞাবলে ভক্তের ‘শ্রদ্ধা’ যদি হয় ।
সর্বকর্ম ত্যাগ করি’ সে কৃষ্ণ ভজয় ॥ ৬০ ॥
ei ājñā-bale bhaktera ‘śraddhā’ yadi haya
sarva-karma tyāga kari’ se kṛṣṇa bhajaya
“If the devotee has faith in the strength of this order, he worships Lord Kṛṣṇa and gives up all other activities.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The devotee has faith in the strength of Kṛṣṇa’s order.
With this faith, the devotee worships Lord Kṛṣṇa.
The devotee gives up all other activities, placing trust in this order.
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 takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness fully, even though he may sometimes be agitated due to having previously practiced mental speculation and yogic mysticism, he will be saved by Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself. The fact is that devotional service is bestowed by the blessings of a pure devotee ( sa mahātmā su-durlabhaḥ ) .Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 22
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does my faith in Kṛṣṇa’s order shape what I choose to do?
Set aside one optional activity today and use that time to worship Lord Kṛṣṇa.
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