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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 3.23Ādi 3.25

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.24

উৎসীদেয়ুরিমে লোকা ন কুর্যাং কর্ম চেদহম্‌ । ।

সঙ্করস্য চ কর্তা স্যামুপহন্যামিমাঃ প্রজাঃ ॥ ২৪ ॥

utsīdeyur ime lokā

na kuryāṁ karma ced aham

saṅkarasya ca kartā syām

upahanyām imāḥ prajāḥ

Translation

“ ‘If I did not show the proper principles of religion, all these worlds would fall into ruin. I would be the cause of unwanted population and would spoil all these living beings.’

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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.

The Lord’s Example Protects the Worlds

  1. 1

    The Lord shows the proper principles of religion.

  2. 2

    He says that without His example, all these worlds would fall into ruin.

  3. 3

    Without showing these principles, He would be the cause of unwanted population and would spoil all these living beings.

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:

Lord Kṛṣṇa therefore personally appeared, with His plenary portions, as Lord Caitanya. As stated in this chapter, it was for this purpose that Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared personally in Navadvīpa in the form of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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. utsīdeyuḥwould fall into ruin
  2. imethese
  3. lokāḥworlds
  4. na kuryāmdid not perform
  5. karmaaction
  6. cetif
  7. ahamI
  8. saṅkarasyaof unwanted population
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this teaching show me about the importance of setting a proper example?

Practice

Choose one action today that sets a careful example of following religious principles.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Example Protects the WorldsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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