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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 3.32 Ādi 3.34

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.33

ডুভৃঞ্‌ ধাতুর অর্থ—পোষণ, ধারণ ।

পুষিল, ধরিল প্রেম দিয়া ত্রিভুবন ॥ ৩৩ ॥

ḍubhṛñ dhātura artha — poṣaṇa, dhāraṇa

puṣila, dharila prema diyā tri-bhuvana

Translation

The verbal root “ḍubhṛñ” [which is the root of the word “viśvambhara”] indicates nourishing and maintaining. He [Lord Caitanya] nourishes and maintains the three worlds by distributing love of God.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Nourishing the Worlds Through Love of God

1
The verbal root “ḍubhṛñ,” from which “viśvambhara” comes, indicates nourishing and maintaining.
2
Lord Caitanya nourishes and maintains the three worlds.
3
He gives this nourishment by distributing love of God.

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

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

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

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, after displaying His pastimes as Lord Kṛṣṇa, thought it wise to make His advent in the form of a devotee to explain personally the transcendental mellows of reciprocal service and love exchanged between Himself and His servants, friends, parents and fiancées. 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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

ḍubhṛñknown as ḍubhṛñ (bhṛ)
dhāturaof the verbal root
arthathe meaning
poṣaṇanourishing
dhāraṇamaintaining
puṣilanourished
dharilamaintained
prema diyādistributing love of God
tri-bhuvanain the three worlds

Key ideas in this verse

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: “distributing”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this verse invite you to think about love of God as nourishment?

Practice

Read the translation slowly today, pausing to reflect on the words “distributing love of God.”

Live this todayNourishing the Worlds Through Love of GodThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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