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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 3.110Ādi 3.112

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.111

ত্বং ভক্তিযোগপরিভাবিতহৃৎসরোজ

আস্‌সে শ্রুতেক্ষিতপথো ননু নাথ পুংসাম্‌ ।

যদ্‌যদ্ধিয়া ত উরুগায় বিভাবয়ন্তি

তত্তদ্বপুঃ প্রণয়সে সদনুগ্রহায় ॥ ১১১ ॥

tvaṁ bhakti-yoga-paribhāvita-hṛt-saroja

āsse śrutekṣita-patho nanu nātha puṁsām

yad yad dhiyā ta urugāya vibhāvayanti

tat tad vapuḥ praṇayase sad-anugrahāya

Translation

“O my Lord, You always dwell in the vision and hearing of Your pure devotees. You also live in their lotuslike hearts, which are purified by devotional service. O my Lord, who are glorified by exalted prayers, You show special favor to Your devotees by manifesting Yourself in the eternal forms in which they welcome You.”

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord’s Forms Are Eternal

  1. 1

    The Lord dwells in the vision, hearing and lotuslike hearts of His pure devotees. Their hearts are purified by devotional service.

  2. 2

    He shows special favor by manifesting Himself in the eternal forms in which His devotees welcome Him.

  3. 3

    Knowledge of Kṛṣṇa comes from the descriptions of authentic Vedic scriptures. His transcendental forms are described there, not imagined by devotees.

Key points from the purport
  • This text from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (3.9.11) is a prayer by Lord Brahmā to the Supreme Personality of Godhead Kṛṣṇa for His blessings in the work of creation.
  • Knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead can be understood from the descriptions of the Vedic scriptures.
  • Māyāvādīs think that the devotees have imagined the form of Kṛṣṇa, but the authentic Vedic scriptures have actually described Kṛṣṇa and His various transcendental forms.

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

Connected verses· 1

The purport of CC Ādi 3.111 quotesSB 3.9.11

This text from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (3.9.11) is a prayer by Lord Brahmā to the Supreme Personality of Godhead Kṛṣṇa for His blessings in the work of creation.

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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:

The Lord, being satisfied by His pure devotees, descends to satisfy them. As such, being pleased by Advaita Ācārya, Lord Caitanya appeared.
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. tvamYou
  2. bhakti-yogaby devotional service
  3. paribhāvitasaturated
  4. hṛtof the heart
  5. sarojeon the lotus
  6. āssedwell
  7. śrutaheard
  8. īkṣitaseen
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “favor”

  • 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”

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 scriptural descriptions guide your understanding of Kṛṣṇa’s form?

Practice

Reread the supplied description of Kṛṣṇa as a cowherd boy in His abode, and reflect on it for one minute.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Forms Are EternalThis 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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