sÄdhu-saá¹…ga-ká¹›pÄ kimvÄ kṛṣṇera ká¹›pÄya
kÄmÄdi 'duḥsaá¹…ga' chÄá¸i' Å›uddha-bhakti pÄya

 sÄdhu-saá¹…ga-ká¹›pÄ - by the mercy of association with devotees; kimvÄ - or; kṛṣṇera ká¹›pÄya - by the mercy of Kṛṣṇa; kÄma-Ädi - material desires and so on; duḥsaá¹…ga - unwanted association; chÄá¸i' - giving up; Å›uddha-bhakti pÄya - one obtains the platform of pure devotional life.


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“One is elevated to the platform of devotional life by the mercy of a Vaiṣṇava, the bona fide spiritual master, and by the special mercy of Kṛṣṇa. On that platform, one gives up all material desires and the association of unwanted people. Thus one is elevated to the platform of pure devotional service.

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