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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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 20: The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers
Antya 20.29Antya 20.31

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 20.30

“ধন, জন নাহি মাগোঁ, কবিতা সুন্দরী ।

‘শুদ্ধভক্তি’ দেহ’ মোরে, কৃষ্ণ কৃপা করি’ ॥ ৩০ ॥

“dhana, jana nāhi māgoṅ, kavitā sundarī

‘śuddha-bhakti’ deha’ more, kṛṣṇa kṛpā kari’ ”

Translation

“My dear Lord Kṛṣṇa, I do not want material wealth from You, nor do I want followers, a beautiful wife or the results of fruitive activities. I only pray that by Your causeless mercy You give Me pure devotional service to You, life after life.”

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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.

Seek Pure Service Through Kṛṣṇa’s Mercy

  1. 1

    The prayer asks Kṛṣṇa neither for material wealth nor for followers or a beautiful wife.

  2. 2

    It does not seek the results of fruitive activities.

  3. 3

    It asks only that Kṛṣṇa, by His causeless mercy, grant pure devotional service to Him, life after life.

How it feels

Unconditional devotion. Eight prayers move from cleansing the heart to love that endures even without reciprocation.

The mood of Antya 20 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 20: The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers

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

Sometimes He recited verses from Jayadeva Gosvāmī’s Gīta-govinda, from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, from Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya’s Jagannātha-vallabha-nāṭaka or from Śrī Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura’s Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta. In this way, He became absorbed in ecstatic emotions.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 20
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. dhanawealth
  2. janafollowers
  3. nāhido not
  4. māgoṅI want
  5. kavitā sundarīa beautiful wife or fruitive activities
  6. śuddha-bhaktipure devotional service
  7. deha’please award
  8. moreunto Me
  9. kṛṣṇaO Lord Kṛṣṇa
  10. kṛpā kari’becoming merciful
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “followers”

  • 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”

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “mercy”

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

How would your prayer change if pure devotional service were your only request?

Practice

Pray today: “My dear Lord Kṛṣṇa, by Your causeless mercy, please give me pure devotional service to You.”

Live this todaySeek Pure Service Through Kṛṣṇa’s MercyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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