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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 3: The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Ādi 3.104Ādi 3.107

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Ādi 3.105-106

এই শ্লোকার্থ আচার্য করেন বিচারণ ।

কৃষ্ণকে তুলসীজল দেয় যেই জন ॥ ১০৫ ॥

তার ঋণ শোধিতে কৃষ্ণ করেন চিন্তন ।

‘জল–তুলসীর সম কিছু ঘরে নাহি ধন’ ॥ ১০৬ ॥

ei ślokārtha ācārya karena vicāraṇa

kṛṣṇake tulasī-jala deya yei jana

Translation

Advaita Ācārya considered the meaning of the verse in this way: “Not finding any way to repay the debt He owes to one who offers Him a tulasī leaf and water, Lord Kṛṣṇa thinks, ‘There is no wealth in My possession that is equal to a tulasī leaf and water.’

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Treasures a Simple Offering

  1. 1

    Advaita Ācārya considered how Lord Kṛṣṇa responds to an offering of a tulasī leaf and water.

  2. 2

    Kṛṣṇa considers Himself indebted to the person who makes this offering.

  3. 3

    He finds no wealth in His possession equal to a tulasī leaf and water.

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. eithis
  2. ślokaof the verse
  3. arthathe meaning
  4. ācāryaAdvaita Ācārya
  5. karenadoes
  6. vicāraṇaconsidering
  7. kṛṣṇaketo Lord Kṛṣṇa
  8. tulasī-jalatulasī and water
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does Kṛṣṇa’s regard for this simple offering change your sense of what is valuable?

Practice

Spend a moment reflecting on how greatly Kṛṣṇa values an offering of a tulasī leaf and water.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Treasures a Simple OfferingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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