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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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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 6: The Glories of Śrī Advaita Ācārya
Ādi 6.104Ādi 6.107

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Ādi 6.105-106

ভক্তভাব অঙ্গীকরি’ বলরাম, লক্ষ্মণ ।

অদ্বৈত, নিত্যানন্দ, শেষ, সঙ্কর্ষণ ॥ ১০৫ ॥

কৃষ্ণের মাধুর্যরসামৃত করে পান ।

সেই সুখে মত্ত, কিছু নাহি জানে আন ॥ ১০৬ ॥

bhakta-bhāva aṅgīkari’ balarāma, lakṣmaṇa

advaita, nityānanda, śeṣa, saṅkarṣaṇa

Translation

Baladeva, Lakṣmaṇa, Advaita Ācārya, Lord Nityānanda, Lord Śeṣa and Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa taste the nectarean mellows of the transcendental bliss of Lord Kṛṣṇa by recognizing Themselves as being His devotees and servants. They are all mad with that happiness, and they know nothing else.

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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.

Devotees and Servants Taste Transcendental Bliss

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    Baladeva, Lakṣmaṇa, Advaita Ācārya, Lord Nityānanda, Lord Śeṣa and Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa recognize Themselves as Lord Kṛṣṇa’s devotees and servants.

  2. 2

    Through this recognition, They taste the nectarean mellows of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental bliss.

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    They are all mad with that happiness and know nothing else.

How it feels

Devotional appeal. The glory of Advaita frames service as the deepest form of greatness.

The mood of Ādi 6 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 6: The Glories of Śrī Advaita Ācārya

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

That Advaita, the superintendent of the cosmic manifestation, has descended in the form of Advaita Ācārya to associate with Lord Caitanya. When He is addressed as the servitor of Lord Caitanya, His glories are magnified because unless one is invigorated by this mentality of servitorship one cannot understand the mellows derived from devotional service to the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. bhakta-bhāvathe conception of being a devotee
  2. aṅgīkari’accepting
  3. balarāmaLord Balarāma
  4. lakṣmaṇaLord Lakṣmaṇa
  5. advaitaAdvaita Ācārya
  6. nityānandaLord Nityānanda
  7. śeṣaLord Śeṣa
  8. saṅkarṣaṇaLord Saṅkarṣaṇa
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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: “servants”

  • Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling

    Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “mellows”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Their happiness teach me about being Kṛṣṇa’s servant?

Practice

Read the translation slowly today, pausing over the words “His devotees and servants.”

Live this todayDevotees and Servants Taste Transcendental BlissThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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