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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse
Madhya 24.123Madhya 24.125

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.124

সেই সবের সাধুসঙ্গে গুণ স্ফুরায় ।

কৃষ্ণভজন করায়, ‘মুমুক্ষা’ ছাড়ায় ॥ ১২৪ ॥

sei sabera sādhu-saṅge guṇa sphurāya

kṛṣṇa-bhajana karāya, ‘mumukṣā’ chāḍāya

Translation

“If those who are attached to demigod worship fortunately associate with the devotees, their dormant devotional service and appreciation of the Lord’s qualities gradually awaken. In this way they also engage in Kṛṣṇa’s devotional service and give up the desire for liberation and the desire to merge into the existence of impersonal Brahman.

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 Devotional Service

  1. 1

    Through fortunate association with devotees, dormant devotional service and appreciation of the Lord’s qualities gradually awaken.

  2. 2

    Those desiring liberation, those liberated in this life and those absorbed in Brahman realization can turn to devotional service. The real cause of this change is association with devotees.

  3. 3

    The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is meant to attract all types of people, even those with desires other than devotional service. Through devotees’ association, they gradually begin serving Kṛṣṇa and give up the desire for liberation.

Key points from the purport
  • By associating with devotees, such people give up the mumukṣu principle and render devotional service.
  • The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is meant to attract all types of men, even those who desire things other than the Lord’s devotional service.
  • Through the association of devotees, they gradually begin to render 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.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Madhya 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse

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
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sei saberaof all those worshipers of different demigods
  2. sādhu-saṅgethe contact of real devotees
  3. guṇa sphurāyaawakens the appreciation of transcendental qualities
  4. kṛṣṇa-bhajana karāyaengages in the devotional service of Lord Kṛṣṇa
  5. mumukṣā chāḍāyaand causes to give up the desire to be liberated or merge into the impersonal feature of the Lord
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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”

  • 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”, “serving”

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 you appreciate Kṛṣṇa’s qualities?

Practice

Spend a few minutes with a devotee today discussing one of Kṛṣṇa’s qualities.

Live this todayDevotee Association Awakens Devotional ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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