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CC Madhya 23.11

Bengali

অনর্থনিবৃত্তি হৈলে ভক্ত্যে ‘নিষ্ঠা’ হয় ।
নিষ্ঠা হৈতে শ্রবণাদ্যে ‘রুচি’ উপজয় ॥ ১১ ॥

Text

anartha-nivṛtti haile bhaktye ‘niṣṭhā’ haya
niṣṭhā haite śravaṇādye ‘ruci’ upajaya

Synonyms

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.