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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 4.265",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 4.265",
  "label":"Text 265",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 4.265",
  "description":"\"I shall teach devotional service, which springs from the spontaneous love of the devotees, by demonstrating it Myself with My pastimes."

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Cc. Ādi 4.265

Text

rāga-mārge bhakta bhakti kare ye prakāre
tāhā śikhāiba līlā-ācaraṇa-dvāre

Synonyms

rāga-mārge—on the path of spontaneous love; bhakta—the devotee; bhakti—devotional service; kare—does; ye prakāre—in what way; tāhā—that; śikhāiba—I shall teach; līlā—pastimes; ācaraṇa-dvāre—by means of practical demonstration.

Translation

“I shall teach devotional service, which springs from the spontaneous love of the devotees, by demonstrating it Myself with My pastimes.