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  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 1.56Ādi 1.58

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 1.57

চিন্তামণির্জয়তি সোমগিরির্গুরুর্মে

শিক্ষাগুরুশ্চ ভগবান্‌ শিখিপিঞ্ছমৌলিঃ ।

যৎপাদকল্পতরুপল্লবশেখরেষু

লীলাস্বয়ম্বররসং লভতে জয়শ্রীঃ ॥ ৫৭ ॥

cintāmaṇir jayati somagirir gurur me

śikṣā-guruś ca bhagavān śikhi-piñcha-mauliḥ

yat-pāda-kalpataru-pallava-śekhareṣu

līlā-svayaṁvara-rasaṁ labhate jayaśrīḥ

Translation

“All glories to Cintāmaṇi and my initiating spiritual master, Somagiri. All glories to my instructing spiritual master, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who wears peacock feathers in His crown. Under the shade of His lotus feet, which are like desire trees, Jayaśrī [Rādhārāṇī] enjoys the transcendental mellow of an eternal consort.”

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Honor Those Who Guide Your Devotion

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    This verse comes from the Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta, written by Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura, also known as Līlāśuka. He intensely desired to enter the Lord’s eternal pastimes.

  2. 2

    Bilvamaṅgala offers glories to Cintāmaṇi and his initiating spiritual master, Somagiri. He also glorifies the Supreme Personality of Godhead as his instructing spiritual master.

  3. 3

    The Lord wears peacock feathers in His crown, and His lotus feet are compared to desire trees. Under their shade, Jayaśrī [Rādhārāṇī] enjoys the transcendental mellow of an eternal consort.

Key points from the purport
  • This verse is from the Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta, which was written by a great Vaiṣṇava sannyāsī named Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura, who is also known as Līlāśuka.
  • The history of Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura is given in a book called Śrī-vallabha-digvijaya.
  • In a list of temples and monasteries kept in Śaṅkarācārya’s monastery in Dvārakā, Bilvamaṅgala is mentioned as the founder of the Dvārakādhīśa temple there.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

The first manifestation described is the spiritual master, who appears in two plenary parts called the initiating spiritual master and instructing spiritual master. They are identical because both of them are phenomenal manifestations of the Supreme Truth.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 1
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. cintāmaṇiḥ jayatiall glory to Cintāmaṇi
  2. soma-giriḥSomagiri (the initiating guru)
  3. guruḥspiritual master
  4. memy
  5. śikṣā-guruḥinstructing spiritual master
  6. caand
  7. bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead
  8. śikhi-piñchawith peacock feathers
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “lotus feet”

  • Rādhā-bhāva · The confidential inner purpose

    The Lord’s desire to taste the love and perspective of Śrī Rādhā, illuminated by later ecstatic pastimes. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “rādhārāṇī”

  • 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: “mellow”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you express gratitude for the guidance you receive in devotional life?

Practice

Read the translation aloud once, paying attention to its expressions of gratitude.

Live this todayHonor Those Who Guide Your DevotionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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