CC Madhya 8.253
Bengali
‘ধ্যেয়-মধ্যে জীবের কর্তব্য কোন্ ধ্যান?’
‘রাধাকৃষ্ণপদাম্বুজ-ধ্যান — প্রধান ॥’ ২৫৩ ॥
‘রাধাকৃষ্ণপদাম্বুজ-ধ্যান — প্রধান ॥’ ২৫৩ ॥
Verse text
‘dhyeya-madhye jīvera kartavya kon dhyāna?’
‘rādhā-kṛṣṇa-padāmbuja-dhyāna — pradhāna’
‘rādhā-kṛṣṇa-padāmbuja-dhyāna — pradhāna’
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu further inquired, “Out of many types of meditation, which is required for all living entities?”
Purport
Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya replied, “The chief duty of every living entity is to meditate upon the lotus feet of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.”
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.2.14) states:
tasmād ekena manasā bhagavān sātvatāṁ patiḥ
śrotavyaḥ kīrtitavyaś ca dhyeyaḥ pūjyaś ca nityadā
śrotavyaḥ kīrtitavyaś ca dhyeyaḥ pūjyaś ca nityadā
Sūta Gosvāmī replied to the sages headed by Śaunaka, “Everyone should very attentively listen to the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One should glorify His activities and meditate upon Him regularly.”