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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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura
Antya 3.261Antya 3.263

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.262

চৈতন্যাবতারে কৃষ্ণপ্রেমে লুব্ধ হঞা ।

ব্রহ্মা-শিব-সনকাদি পৃথিবীতে জন্মিয়া ॥ ২৬২ ॥

caitanyāvatāre kṛṣṇa-preme lubdha hañā

brahma-śiva-sanakādi pṛthivīte janmiyā

Translation

During the incarnation of Lord Caitanya to inaugurate the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, even such personalities as Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and the four Kumāras took birth upon this earth, being allured by ecstatic love of 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 of Kṛṣṇa Draws Great Personalities

  1. 1

    Lord Caitanya appeared to inaugurate the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement.

  2. 2

    Even Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and the four Kumāras took birth upon this earth during His incarnation.

  3. 3

    They were allured by ecstatic love of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

How it feels

Steadfast compassion. Haridāsa’s spiritual conviction and the reach of the holy name confront prejudice and temptation.

The mood of Antya 3 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura

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

Haridāsa Ṭhākura later left Cāndapura and went to the house of Advaita Ācārya, where he was tested by Māyādevī, the personification of the external energy. She also received his favor by being blessed with the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. caitanya-avatārein the incarnation of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. kṛṣṇa-premefor ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa
  3. lubdha hañābeing very greedy
  4. brahmaLord Brahmā
  5. śivaLord Śiva
  6. sanaka-ādithe Kumāras and others
  7. pṛthivīteon this earth
  8. janmiyātaking birth
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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: “ecstatic love”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does their attraction reveal to you about the value of love of Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Pause before chanting today to reflect on the love of Kṛṣṇa that attracted these great personalities.

Live this todayLove of Kṛṣṇa Draws Great PersonalitiesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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