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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, Chapter 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 58

’bhakti’ vinā kṛṣṇe kabhu nahe ‘premodaya’
prema vinā kṛṣṇa-prāpti anya haite naya

SYNONYMS

bhakti vinā—without devotional service; kṛṣṇe—unto Kṛṣṇa; kabhu—at any time; nahe—is not; prema-udaya—development of dormant love for Kṛṣṇa; prema vinā—without love of Kṛṣṇa; kṛṣṇa-prāpti—attaining Kṛṣṇa; anya—anything else; haite—from; naya—is not possible.

TRANSLATION

“Unless one discharges devotional service, one cannot awaken one’s dormant love for Kṛṣṇa, and there is no means for attaining Him other than awakening that dormant love.