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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.111
ভক্তদেহ পাইলে হয় গুণের স্মরণ ।
গুণাকৃষ্ট হঞা করে নির্মল ভজন ॥ ১১১ ॥
bhakta-deha pāile haya guṇera smaraṇa
guṇākṛṣṭa hañā kare nirmala bhajana
“When one gets a devotee’s spiritual body, he can remember the transcendental qualities of Kṛṣṇa. Simply by being attracted to Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental qualities, one becomes a pure devotee engaged in His service.
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When one receives a devotee’s spiritual body, one can remember Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental qualities. Attraction to these qualities makes one a pure devotee engaged in His service.
Even a highly advanced worshiper of impersonal Brahman cannot attain liberation without devotional service.
Anyone who has realized himself as spirit soul can engage in devotional service.
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 24.111 quotesBG 18.54
This is the verdict of the Bhagavad-gītā (18.54):
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Intellectual wonder humbled. Many explanations converge on the attractiveness of devotion; a hunter’s heart is transformed.
The mood of Madhya 24 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:
He then concluded that different classes of transcendentalists ( jñānīs, karmīs, yogīs ) utilize this verse according to their own interpretation, but if they would give up this process and surrender to Kṛṣṇa, as indicated by the verse itself, they would be able to comprehend the real meaning of the verse.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 24
Learn the words of the 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: “pure devotee”
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 can I give more attention to Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental qualities in my spiritual study?
Spend one quiet minute reflecting on the teaching that attraction to Kṛṣṇa’s qualities leads to pure devotional service.
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