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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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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Desire for Liberation Is Completely Rejected

  1. 1

    The annotation draws attention to the prefix “pra” in the verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

  2. 2

    This prefix indicates that the desire for liberation is completely rejected.

  3. 3

    The explanation comes from Śrīdhara Svāmī, the great commentator on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

Key points from the purport
  • This is an annotation by Śrīdhara Svāmī, the great commentator on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

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:

Any deviation from that line will bewilder the reader’s understanding of the mystery of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, which is a transcendental literature meant for the postgraduate study of one who has realized all the Vedic literatures such as the Upaniṣads and Vedānta-sūtra and their natural commentaries such as Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and the Bhagavad-gītā. This edition of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta is presented for the study of sincere scholars who are really seeking the Absolute Truth.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. pra-śabdenaby the prefix pra
  2. mokṣa-abhisandhiḥthe intention of liberation
  3. apicertainly
  4. nirastaḥnullified
  5. itithus
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the word “completely” invite you to examine about your desire for liberation?

Practice

Write a short note explaining what the prefix “pra” indicates here.

Live this todayThe Desire for Liberation Is Completely RejectedThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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