Madhya 22.160

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কৃষ্ণং স্মরন্‌ জনঞ্চাস্য প্রেষ্ঠং নিজসমীহিতম্‌ ।
তত্তৎকথা-রতশ্চাসৌ কুর্যাদ্বাসং ব্রজে সদা ॥ ১৬০ ॥

krsnam smaran janam casya

prestham nija-samihitam

tat-tat-katha-ratas casau

kuryad vasam vraje sada

SYNONYMS

krsnam-Lord Krsna; smaran-thinking of; janam-a devotee; ca-and; asya-of His; prestham-very dear; nija-samihitam-chosen by oneself; tat-tat-katha-to those respective topics; ratah-attached; ca-and; asau-that; kuryat-should do; vasam-living; vraje-in Vrndavana; sada-always.

TRANSLATION

" 'The devotee should always think of Krsna within himself, and one should choose a very dear devotee who is a servitor of Krsna in Vrndavana. One should constantly engage in topics about that servitor and his loving relationship to Krsna, and one should live in Vrndavana. However, if one is physically unable to go to Vrndavana, he should mentally live there.'

This verse is found in Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.2.294).

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