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CC Madhya 24.97

সাধুসঙ্গ-কৃপা কিম্বা কৃষ্ণের কৃপায় ।
কামাদি ‘দুঃসঙ্গ’ ছাড়ি’ শুদ্ধভক্তি পায় ॥ ৯৭ ॥
sādhu-saṅga-kṛpā kimvā kṛṣṇera kṛpāya
kāmādi ‘duḥsaṅga’ chāḍi’ śuddha-bhakti pāya

Synonyms

sādhu-saṅga-kṛpāby the mercy of association with devotees; kimvāor; kṛṣṇera kṛpāyaby the mercy of Kṛṣṇa; kāma-ādimaterial desires and so on; duḥsaṅgaunwanted association; chāḍi’giving up; śuddha-bhakti pāyaone obtains the platform of pure devotional life.

Translation

“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.