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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.154
কৃষ্ণাবলোকন বিনা নেত্র ফল নাহি আন ।
যেই জন কৃষ্ণ দেখে, সেই ভাগ্যবান্ ॥ ১৫৪ ॥
kṛṣṇāvalokana vinā netra phala nāhi āna
yei jana kṛṣṇa dekhe, sei bhāgyavān
There is no consummation for the eyes other than the sight of Kṛṣṇa. Whoever sees Him is most fortunate indeed.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The sight of Kṛṣṇa is the fulfillment of the eyes.
No other sight gives the eyes this consummation.
Whoever sees Kṛṣṇa is most fortunate indeed.
Profound longing. Kṛṣṇa desires to taste Rādhā’s love, His own sweetness as She sees it, and Her joy.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Kṛṣṇa is the transcendental male, and Rādhārāṇī is the transcendental female. Therefore, to know the transcendental pleasure of loving Kṛṣṇa, Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself appeared as Lord Caitanya, accepting the emotions and bodily luster of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 4
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this verse invite me to reconsider what makes sight valuable?
Take a quiet moment today to reflect on the statement that seeing Kṛṣṇa fulfills the eyes.
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