CC Madhya 24.289
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse
TEXT 289
- vidhi-bhaktye nitya-siddha pāriṣada—'dāsa'
- ’sakhā’ 'guru', 'kāntā-gaṇa',—cāri-vidha prakāśa
SYNONYMS
vidhi-bhaktye — by regulative devotional service; nitya-siddha pāriṣada — eternally perfect associate; dāsa — the servant; sakhā guru kāntā-gaṇa — friends, superiors and beloved damsels; cāri-vidha prakāśa — they are manifested in four varieties.
TRANSLATION
"By executing regulative devotional service, one is elevated to the platform of an eternally perfect associate, such as a servant, friend, superior or beloved woman. Each of these is of four varieties.