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Caitanya-caritāmṛta 8.253

‘dhyeya-madhye jīvera kartavya kon dhyāna?’ ‘rādhā-kṛṣṇa-padāmbuja-dhyāna — pradhāna’
[‘dhyeya-madhye jeevera kartavya kon dhyaana?’ ‘raadhaa-krishna-padaambuja-dhyaana — pradhaana’]
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‘dhyeya-madhye jīvera kartavya kon dhyāna?’ ‘rādhā-kṛṣṇa-padāmbuja-dhyāna — pradhāna’
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu further inquired, “Out of many types of meditation, which is required for all living entities?”

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 patiḥśrotavyaḥ 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.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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