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  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 5: The Glories Of Lord Nityānanda Balarāma
Ādi 5.228Ādi 5.230

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.229

যাঁর প্রাণধন—নিত্যানন্দ–শ্রীচৈতন্য ।

রাধাকৃষ্ণ–ভক্তি বিনে নাহি জানে অন্য ॥ ২২৯ ॥

yāṅra prāṇa-dhana — nityānanda-śrī-caitanya

rādhā-kṛṣṇa-bhakti vine nāhi jāne anya

Translation

Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda are the life and soul of those Vaiṣṇavas, who do not know anything but devotional service to Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa.

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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.

Devotional Service Is the Vaiṣṇavas’ Life

  1. 1

    Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda are the life and soul of these Vaiṣṇavas.

  2. 2

    These Vaiṣṇavas know nothing but devotional service.

  3. 3

    Their devotional service is offered to Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa.

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:

This was a great disaster for the brother of Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī. But on that very night Lord Nityānanda Prabhu Himself graced Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī in a dream and ordered him to leave on the next day for Vṛndāvana.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. yāṅrawhose
  2. prāṇa-dhanalife and soul
  3. nityānanda-śrī-caitanyaLord Nityānanda and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. rādhā-kṛṣṇato Kṛṣṇa and Rādhārāṇī
  5. bhaktidevotional service
  6. vineexcept
  7. nāhi jāne anyado not know anything else
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “service”, “offered”

  • Rādhā-bhāva · The confidential inner purpose

    The Lord’s desire to taste the love and perspective of Śrī Rādhā, illuminated by later ecstatic pastimes. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “rādhā-kṛṣṇa”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What would it mean for devotional service to become central to my life?

Practice

Set aside a quiet moment today to pray for devotion to Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayDevotional Service Is the Vaiṣṇavas’ LifeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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