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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.101

শুদ্ধভাবে করিব কৃষ্ণের আরাধন ।

নিরন্তর সদৈন্যে করিব নিবেদন ॥ ১০১ ॥

śuddha-bhāve kariba kṛṣṇera ārādhana

nirantara sadainye kariba nivedana

Translation

“I shall worship Kṛṣṇa in a purified state of mind. I shall constantly petition Him in humbleness.

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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.

Worship Kṛṣṇa With Purity and Humility

  1. 1

    The resolve is to worship Kṛṣṇa in a purified state of mind.

  2. 2

    The prayer is to be constant, not merely occasional.

  3. 3

    The petitions to Kṛṣṇa are to be offered in humbleness.

How it feels

Compassion and urgency. The holy name is offered for the age; divine love moves outward toward others.

The mood of Ādi 3 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 3: The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

Offering tulasī leaves and Ganges water, He cried for the Lord’s appearance. The Lord, being satisfied by His pure devotees, descends to satisfy them.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 3
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śuddha-bhāvein a purified state of mind
  2. karibaI shall do
  3. kṛṣṇeraof Lord Kṛṣṇa
  4. ārādhanaworship
  5. nirantaraconstantly
  6. sa-dainyein humility
  7. karibaI shall make
  8. nivedanarequest
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Dainya & humility · Making room for grace

    The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “humbleness”

  • 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: “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I approach Kṛṣṇa with greater humility?

Practice

Pause before worship today to settle your mind and offer one humble prayer to Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayWorship Kṛṣṇa With Purity and HumilityThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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