Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 23 Verse 11

Madhya-līlā | Chapter 23: Life's Ultimate Goal — Love of Godhead

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 23.11

anartha-nivṛtti haile bhaktye 'niṣṭhā' haya

niṣṭhā haite śravaṇādye 'ruci' upajaya

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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