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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 24.338Madhya 24.340

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.339

সাধুলক্ষণ, সাধুসঙ্গ, সাধুসেবন ।

অসৎসঙ্গ-ত্যাগ, শ্রীভাগবত-শ্রবণ ॥ ৩৩৯ ॥

sādhu-lakṣaṇa, sādhu-saṅga, sādhu-sevana

asat-saṅga-tyāga, śrī-bhāgavata-śravaṇa

Translation

“You should describe the symptoms of a devotee, how to associate with devotees, how to satisfy a devotee by rendering service, and how to give up the association of nondevotees. You should also explain the value of regularly hearing the recitation of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Seek devotee association and hear Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

  1. 1

    The symptoms of a devotee and how to associate with devotees should be explained.

  2. 2

    One should learn how to satisfy a devotee by rendering service and how to give up the association of nondevotees.

  3. 3

    The value of regularly hearing the recitation of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam should also be explained.

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:

Sanātana Gosvāmī then offered a prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained the glory of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. After this, the Lord gave Sanātana Gosvāmī a synopsis of Hari-bhakti-vilāsa, which Sanātana Gosvāmī later developed into the guiding principle of all Vaiṣṇavas.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sādhu-lakṣaṇathe symptoms of a devotee
  2. sādhu-saṅgaassociation with devotees
  3. sādhu-sevanaoffering service to devotees
  4. asat-saṅga-tyāgagiving up the company of nondevotees
  5. śrī-bhāgavata-śravaṇaregularly hearing the recitation of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
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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”, “associate”

  • 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”

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 could you make hearing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam more regular?

Practice

Spend a few minutes today hearing a recitation of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

Live this todaySeek devotee association and hear Śrīmad-BhāgavatamThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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