CC Madhya 23.11

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 23: Life's Ultimate Goal — Love of Godhead

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 11

anartha-nivṛtti haile bhaktye 'niṣṭhā' haya

niṣṭhā haite śravaṇādye 'ruci' upajaya

SYNONYMS

anartha-nivṛtti—disappearance of all unwanted contamination; haile—when there is; bhaktye—in devotional service; niṣṭhā—firm faith; haya—there is; niṣṭhā haite—from such firm faith; śravaṇa-ādye—in hearing, chanting and so on; ruci—taste; upajaya—awakens.

TRANSLATION

"When one is freed from all unwanted contamination, he advances with firm faith. When firm faith in devotional service awakens, a taste for hearing and chanting also awakens.

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