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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 5.122

সনকাদি ভাগবত শুনে যাঁর মুখে ।

ভগবানের গুণ কহে, ভাসে প্রেমসুখে ॥ ১২২ ॥

sanakādi bhāgavata śune yāṅra mukhe

bhagavānera guṇa kahe, bhāse prema-sukhe

Translation

The four Kumāras hear Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam from His lips, and they in turn repeat it in the transcendental bliss of love of Godhead.

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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.

Hear and Repeat in Love of Godhead

  1. 1

    The four Kumāras hear Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam from His lips.

  2. 2

    They in turn repeat what they have heard.

  3. 3

    Their repetition takes place in the transcendental bliss of love of Godhead.

How it feels

Shelter and wonder. The glory of Nityānanda reveals the intimate support behind the descent.

The mood of Ādi 5 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 5: The Glories Of Lord Nityānanda Balarāma

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

Rather, the transcendental glance of Mahā-Viṣṇu over material nature produces that cosmic manifestation. Mahā-Viṣṇu again enters every universe as the reservoir of all living entities, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sanaka-ādithe great sages headed by Sanaka, Sananda, etc.
  2. bhāgavataŚrīmad-Bhāgavatam
  3. śunehear
  4. yāṅra mukhefrom whose mouth
  5. bhagavāneraof the Personality of Godhead
  6. guṇaattributes
  7. kahesay
  8. bhāsefloat
  9. prema-sukhein the transcendental bliss of love of Godhead
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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 of godhead”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the example of the four Kumāras teach you about hearing and repeating Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam?

Practice

Listen to a short passage from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam today, then repeat one teaching you heard.

Live this todayHear and Repeat in Love of GodheadThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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