Go to Vaniquotes | Go to Vanipedia | Go to Vanimedia


Vanisource - the complete essence of Vedic knowledge


CC Madhya 22.86 (1975)

Revision as of 14:36, 27 January 2020 by Vanibot (talk | contribs) (Vanibot #0020: VersionCompareLinker - added a link to the Version Compare feature)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 86

satāṁ prasaṅgān mama vīrya-samvido
bhavanti hṛt-karṇa-rasāyanāḥ kathāḥ
taj-joṣaṇād āśv apavarga-vartmani
śraddhā ratir bhaktir anukramiṣyati


SYNONYMS

satām—of the devotees; prasaṅgāt—by the intimate association; mama—of Me; vīrya-samvidaḥ—talks full of spiritual potency; bhavanti—appear; hṛt—to the heart; karṇa—and to the ears; rasa-āyanāḥ—a source of sweetness; kathāḥ—talks; tat—of them; joṣaṇāt—from proper cultivation; āśu—quickly; apavarga—of liberation; vartmani—on the path; śraddhā—faith; ratiḥ—attraction; bhaktiḥ—love; anukramiṣyati—will follow one after another.


TRANSLATION

" 'The spiritually powerful message of Godhead can be properly discussed only in a society of devotees, and it is greatly pleasing to hear in that association. If one hears from devotees, the way of transcendental experience quickly opens, and gradually one attains firm faith that in due course develops into attraction and devotion.'


PURPORT

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (3.25.25). For an explanation see Ādi-līlā (1.60).