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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.87
বিধিভক্ত্যে পার্ষদদেহে বৈকুণ্ঠেতে যায় ॥ ৮৭ ॥
vidhi-bhaktye pārṣada-dehe vaikuṇṭhete yāya
“By executing regulative devotional service, one becomes an associate of Nārāyaṇa and attains the Vaikuṇṭhalokas, the spiritual planets in the spiritual sky.
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By executing regulative devotional service, one becomes an associate of Nārāyaṇa.
Through this service, one attains the Vaikuṇṭhalokas.
The Vaikuṇṭhalokas are spiritual planets in the spiritual sky. The result described includes both a spiritual destination and association with Nārāyaṇa.
Intellectual wonder humbled. Many explanations converge on the attractiveness of devotion; a hunter’s heart is transformed.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
He explained this verse in sixty-one different ways. He analyzed all the words and described each word with its different connotations.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: “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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the promise of association with Nārāyaṇa shape my appreciation of regulative devotional service?
Carry out one devotional practice you regularly follow, remembering the spiritual association described in this verse.
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