CC Madhya 24.99 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse

Madhya-līlā 24.98 - Madhya-līlā 24.100

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 99

’duḥsaṅga’ kahiye—‘kaitava’, ‘ātma-vañcanā’

kṛṣṇa, kṛṣṇa-bhakti vinu anya kāmanā

SYNONYMS

duḥsaṅga—bad, unwanted association; kahiye—I say; kaitava—cheating; ātma-vañcanā—cheating oneself; kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa; kṛṣṇa-bhakti—devotional service to Kṛṣṇa; vinu—without; anya—other; kāmanā—desires.

TRANSLATION

“Cheating oneself and cheating others is called kaitava. Associating with those who cheat in this way is called duḥsaṅga, bad association. Those who desire things other than Kṛṣṇa’s service are also called duḥsaṅga, bad association.

Madhya-līlā 24.98 - Madhya-līlā 24.100