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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 · Texts Ādi 6.58-59

শুন উদ্ধব, সত্য, কৃষ্ণ—আমার তনয় ।

তেঁহো ঈশ্বর—হেন যদি তোমার মনে লয় ॥ ৫৮ ॥

তথাপি তাঁহাতে রহু মোর মনোবৃত্তি ।

তোমার ঈশ্বর–কৃষ্ণে হউক মোর মতি ॥ ৫৯ ॥

śuna uddhava, satya, kṛṣṇa — āmāra tanaya

teṅho īśvara — hena yadi tomāra mane laya

Translation

“My dear Uddhava, please hear me. In truth Kṛṣṇa is my son, but even if you think that He is God, I would still bear toward Him my own feelings for my son. May my mind be attached to your Lord 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.

Love for Kṛṣṇa Remains Paternal

  1. 1

    The speaker asks Uddhava to listen and affirms that Kṛṣṇa is his son.

  2. 2

    Even if Uddhava considers Kṛṣṇa to be God, the speaker would retain his own feelings for his son.

  3. 3

    He prays that his mind may be attached to Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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:

The efficient causal activities are caused by Mahā-Viṣṇu, and the material causal activities are caused by another form of Mahā-Viṣṇu, known as Advaita. That Advaita, the superintendent of the cosmic manifestation, has descended in the form of Advaita Ācārya to associate with Lord Caitanya.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 6
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śuna uddhavamy dear Uddhava, please hear me
  2. satyathe truth
  3. kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa
  4. āmāra tanayamy son
  5. teṅhoHe
  6. īśvarathe Supreme Personality of Godhead
  7. henathus
  8. yadiif
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to me about this steady affection for Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Pause today and pray, “May my mind be attached to Lord Kṛṣṇa.”

Live this todayLove for Kṛṣṇa Remains PaternalThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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