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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 163

pati-putra-suhṛd-bhrātṛ-
pitṛvan mitravad dharim
ye dhyāyanti sadodyuktās
tebhyo ‘pīha namo namaḥ

SYNONYMS

pati—a husband; putra—a son; suhṛt—a friend; bhrātṛ—a brother; pitṛ—a father; vat—like; mitra—an intimate friend; vat—like; harim—on the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ye—all those who; dhyāyanti—meditate; sadā—always; udyuktāḥ—full of eagerness; tebhyaḥ—unto them; api—also; iha—here; namaḥ namaḥ—repeated respectful obeisances.

TRANSLATION

“‘Let me offer my respectful obeisances again and again to those who always eagerly meditate upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead as a husband, son, friend, brother, father or intimate friend.’

PURPORT

This verse appears in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.2.308).