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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 1: The Spiritual Masters
Ādi 1.99Ādi 1.101

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 1.100

দুই ভাগবত দ্বারা দিয়া ভক্তিরস ।

তাঁহার হৃদয়ে তাঁর প্রেমে হয় বশ ॥ ১০০ ॥

dui bhāgavata dvārā diyā bhakti-rasa

tāṅhāra hṛdaye tāṅra preme haya vaśa

Translation

Through the actions of these two bhāgavatas the Lord instills the mellows of transcendental loving service into the heart of a living being, and thus the Lord, in the heart of His devotee, comes under the control of the devotee’s love.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Responds to His Devotee’s Love

  1. 1

    The Lord acts through the two bhāgavatas.

  2. 2

    Through their actions, He instills the mellows of transcendental loving service into the heart of a living being.

  3. 3

    In His devotee’s heart, the Lord comes under the control of the devotee’s love.

How it feels

Reverence and gratitude. The narrator takes shelter of the guru-paramparā; receptivity begins with humility.

The mood of Ādi 1 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 1: The Spiritual Masters

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and His plenary expansions are all in the category of the Lord Himself, the energetic Absolute Truth, whereas His devotees, His eternal associates, are His energies. The energy and energetic are fundamentally one, but since their functions are differently exhibited, they are simultaneously different also.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. duitwo
  2. bhāgavatathe bhāgavatas
  3. dvārāby
  4. diyāgiving
  5. bhakti-rasadevotional inspiration
  6. tāṅhāraof His devotee
  7. hṛdayein the heart
  8. tāṅrahis
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “service”

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “love”

  • Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling

    Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “mellows”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about the Lord’s willingness to come under the control of His devotee’s love?

Practice

Read this translation slowly and offer a short prayer for transcendental loving service to awaken in your heart.

Live this todayThe Lord Responds to His Devotee’s LoveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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