Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.23.33

śravaṇād darśanād dhyānān

mayi bhāvo 'nukīrtanāt

na tathā sannikarṣeṇa

pratiyāta tato gṛhān

SYNONYMS

śravaṇāt — by hearing; darśanāt — by seeing the Deity form; dhyānāt — by meditation; mayi — for Me; bhāvaḥ — love; anukīrtanāt — by chanting My names and qualities; na — not; tathā — in the same way; sannikarṣeṇa — by literal proximity; pratiyāta — return; tataḥ — therefore; gṛhān — to your homes.

TRANSLATION

It is by hearing about Me, seeing My Deity form, meditating upon Me and chanting My names and glories that love for Me develops, not by physical proximity. Therefore please go back to your homes.

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