Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 22 Verse 41

Madhya-līlā | Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 22.41

kāma lāgi' kṛṣṇe bhaje, pāya kṛṣṇa-rase

kāma chāḍi' 'dāsa' haite haya abhilāṣe

SYNONYMS

kāma lāgi' — for fulfillment of one's material desires; kṛṣṇe bhaje — one engages in the transcendental service of Lord Kṛṣṇa; pāya — he gets; kṛṣṇa-rase — a taste of the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa; kāma chāḍi' — giving up all desires for material enjoyment; dāsa haite — to be an eternal servant of the Lord; haya — there is; abhilāṣe — aspiration.

TRANSLATION

"When someone engages in Lord Kṛṣṇa's devotional service for the satisfaction of the senses and instead acquires a taste for serving Kṛṣṇa, he gives up his material desires and willingly offers himself as an eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa.

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