kṛṣṇa-bhakti-janma-mūla haya 'sādhu-saṅga'
kṛṣṇa-prema janme, teṅho punaḥ mukhya aṅga

73 times this text was mentioned in purports to other texts: LBG(20) , LCC(1) , LSB(32) , NBS(1) , TLKS(19)

 kṛṣṇa-bhakti - of devotional service to Kṛṣṇa; janma-mĹŤla - the root cause; haya - is; sādhu-saṅga - association with advanced devotees; kṛṣṇa-prema - love of Kṛṣṇa; janme - awakens; teṅho - that same association with devotees; punaḼ - again; mukhya aṅga - the chief principle.


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“The root cause of devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa is association with advanced devotees. Even when one’s dormant love for Kṛṣṇa awakens, association with devotees is still most essential.

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