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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 22.85Madhya 22.87

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.86

সতাং প্রসঙ্গান্মম বীর্যসম্বিদো

ভবন্তি হৃৎকর্ণরসায়নাঃ কথাঃ ।

তজ্জোষণাদাশ্বপবর্গবর্ত্মনি

শ্রদ্ধা রতির্ভক্তিরনুক্রমিষ্যতি ॥ ৮৬ ॥

satāṁ prasaṅgān mama vīrya-saṁvido

bhavanti hṛt-karṇa-rasāyanāḥ kathāḥ

taj-joṣaṇād āśv apavarga-vartmani

śraddhā ratir bhaktir anukramiṣyati

Translation

“ ‘The spiritually powerful message of Godhead can be properly discussed only in a society of devotees, and it is greatly pleasing to hear in that association. If one hears from devotees, the way of transcendental experience quickly opens, and gradually one attains firm faith that in due course develops into attraction and devotion.’

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Hearing Among Devotees Develops Faith and Devotion

  1. 1

    The spiritually powerful message of Godhead can be properly discussed only in a society of devotees.

  2. 2

    Hearing this message in devotees’ association is greatly pleasing and quickly opens the way of transcendental experience.

  3. 3

    Through such hearing, firm faith gradually develops into attraction and devotion.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of CC Madhya 22.86 quotesSB 3.25.25

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (3.25.25).

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:

If one has firm faith in the words of a great soul, pure devotional service will awaken. In this chapter Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu differentiates between a pure devotee and others.
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. satāmof the devotees
  2. prasaṅgātby the intimate association
  3. mamaof Me
  4. vīrya-saṁvidaḥtalks full of spiritual potency
  5. bhavantiappear
  6. hṛtto the heart
  7. karṇaand to the ears
  8. rasa-āyanāḥa source of sweetness
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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: “association”, “discussed”

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 can I make more room for hearing the message of Godhead in devotees’ association?

Practice

Spend a few minutes today hearing a devotee discuss the message of Godhead.

Live this todayHearing Among Devotees Develops Faith and DevotionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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