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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.16
ঐশ্বর্যজ্ঞানেতে সব জগৎ মিশ্রিত ।
ঐশ্বর্য–শিথিল–প্রেমে নাহি মোর প্রীত ॥ ১৬ ॥
aiśvarya-jñānete saba jagat miśrita
aiśvarya-śithila-preme nāhi mora prīta
“Knowing My opulences, the whole world looks upon Me with awe and veneration. But devotion made feeble by such reverence does not attract Me.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Knowing Kṛṣṇa’s opulences, people regard Him with awe and veneration. But devotion weakened by such reverence does not attract Him.
Scriptural study and regulative worship can increase appreciation of the Lord’s glories. By themselves, however, they do not reveal how the residents of Vrajabhūmi serve Him in personal loving relationships.
Kṛṣṇa considered that He had not distributed His personal dealings in dāsya, sakhya, vātsalya and mādhurya. To teach these loving dealings, He decided to appear as Lord Caitanya.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
According to the Vedic literature, the foremost occupational duty for humanity in this Age of Kali is nāma-saṅkīrtana, or congregational chanting of the holy name of the Lord. The incarnation for this age especially preaches this process, but only Kṛṣṇa Himself can explain the confidential loving service performed in the four principal varieties of loving affairs between the Supreme Lord and His devotees.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 3
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “distributed”
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: “relationships”
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: “serve”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Does your appreciation of Kṛṣṇa’s greatness leave room for a desire to serve Him with personal love?
Reflect for one minute on Kṛṣṇa’s decision to appear as Lord Caitanya to teach personal loving dealings.
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