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CC Madhya 8.253 (1975)

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 253

‘dhyeya-madhye jīvera kartavya kon dhyāna?’
‘rādhā-kṛṣṇa-padāmbuja-dhyāna—pradhāna’


SYNONYMS

dhyeya-madhye—out of all types of meditation; jīvera—of the living entity; kartavya—the duty; kon—what; dhyāna—meditation; rādhā-kṛṣṇa-pada-ambuja—on the lotus feet of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa; dhyāna—meditation; pradhāna—is the chief.


TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu further inquired, “Out of many types of meditation, which is required for all living entities?” Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya replied, “The chief duty of every living entity is to meditate upon the lotus feet of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.”


PURPORT

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 1.2.14) states:

tasmād ekena manasā bhagavān sātvatāṁ patiḥ
śrotavyaḥ kīrtitavyaś ca dhyeyaḥ pūjyaś ca nityadā

Sūta Gosvāmī replied to the sages headed by Śaunaka, “Everyone should very attentively listen to the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One should glorify His activities and meditate upon Him regularly.”