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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 22.83Madhya 22.85

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.84

ভবাপবর্গো ভ্রমতো যদা ভবে-

জ্জনস্য তর্হ্যচ্যুত সৎসমাগমঃ ।

সৎসঙ্গমো যর্হি তদৈব সদ্গতৌ

পরাবরেশে ত্বয়ি জায়তে রতিঃ ॥ ৮৪ ॥

bhavāpavargo bhramato yadā bhavej

janasya tarhy acyuta sat-samāgamaḥ

sat-saṅgamo yarhi tadaiva sad-gatau

parāvareśe tvayi jāyate ratiḥ

Translation

“ ‘O my Lord! O infallible Supreme Person! When a person wandering throughout the universes becomes eligible for liberation from material existence, he gets an opportunity to associate with devotees. When he associates with devotees, his attraction for You is awakened. You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead — the highest goal of the topmost devotees, and the Lord of the universe.’

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Devotee Association Awakens Attraction for the Lord

  1. 1

    When a person wandering throughout the universes becomes eligible for liberation from material existence, an opportunity to associate with devotees comes.

  2. 2

    Through association with devotees, attraction for the Lord is awakened.

  3. 3

    The infallible Supreme Person is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the Lord of the universe. He is the highest goal of the topmost devotees.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of CC Madhya 22.84 quotesSB 10.51.53

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.51.53).

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 22
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. bhava-apavargaḥliberation from the nescience of material existence
  2. bhramataḥwandering
  3. yadāwhen
  4. bhavetshould be
  5. janasyaof a person
  6. tarhiat that time
  7. acyutaO Supreme Personality of Godhead
  8. sat-samāgamaḥassociation with devotees
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Key ideas in this verse

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: “associate”, “association”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How has association with devotees helped awaken your attraction for the Lord?

Practice

Speak with a devotee today about the Lord and notice how that association affects your attraction for Him.

Live this todayDevotee Association Awakens Attraction for the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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