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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.66

সত্ত্বং বিশুদ্ধং বসুদেবশব্দিতং

যদীয়তে তত্র পুমানপাবৃতঃ ।

সত্ত্বে চ তস্মিন্‌ ভগবান্‌ বাসুদেবো

হ্যধোক্ষজো মে মনসা বিধীয়তে ॥ ৬৬ ॥

sattvaṁ viśuddhaṁ vasudeva-śabditaṁ

yad īyate tatra pumān apāvṛtaḥ

sattve ca tasmin bhagavān vāsudevo

hy adhokṣajo me manasā vidhīyate

Translation

“The condition of pure goodness [śuddha-sattva], in which the Supreme Personality of Godhead is revealed without any covering, is called vasudeva. In that pure state the Supreme Godhead, who is beyond the material senses and who is known as Vāsudeva, is perceived by my mind.”

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Vāsudeva Is Revealed in Pure Goodness

  1. 1

    The condition of pure goodness, śuddha-sattva, is called vasudeva. In this state, the Supreme Personality of Godhead is revealed without any covering.

  2. 2

    The Supreme Godhead, known as Vāsudeva, is beyond the material senses. In the pure state, He is perceived by the mind.

  3. 3

    Lord Kṛṣṇa, His name, fame, qualities and everything connected with His paraphernalia exist in sandhinī-śakti, His internal potency.

Key points from the purport
  • This text from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (4.3.23), spoken by Lord Śiva when he condemned Dakṣa, the father of Satī, as an opponent of Viṣṇu, confirms beyond a doubt that Lord Kṛṣṇa, His name, His fame, His qualities and everything in connection with His paraphernalia exist in the sandhinī-śakti of the Lord’s internal potency.

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 4.66 quotesSB 4.3.23

This text from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (4.3.23), spoken by Lord Śiva when he condemned Dakṣa, the father of Satī, as an opponent of Viṣṇu, confirms beyond a doubt that Lord Kṛṣṇa, His name, His fame, His qualities and everything in connection with His paraphernalia exist in the sandhinī-śakti of the Lord’s internal potency.

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

Profound longing. Kṛṣṇa desires to taste Rādhā’s love, His own sweetness as She sees it, and Her joy.

The mood of Ādi 4 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

The second reason for His appearance was to understand the transcendental mellow of Himself. Lord Kṛṣṇa is all sweetness.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 4
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sattvamexistence
  2. viśuddhampure
  3. vasudeva-śabditamnamed vasudeva
  4. yatfrom which
  5. īyateappears
  6. tatrain that
  7. pumānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead
  8. apāvṛtaḥwithout any covering
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this verse deepen your understanding of the spiritual nature of Kṛṣṇa’s name and qualities?

Practice

Read the translation once and note the distinction between vasudeva, the pure condition, and Vāsudeva, the Supreme Godhead.

Live this todayVāsudeva Is Revealed in Pure GoodnessThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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