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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 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī
Antya 4.58Antya 4.60

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.59

ন সাধয়তি মাং যোগো ন সাংখ্যং ধর্ম উদ্ধব ।

ন স্বাধ্যায়স্তপস্ত্যাগো যথা ভক্তির্মমোর্জিতা ॥ ৫৯ ॥

na sādhayati māṁ yogo

na sāṅkhyaṁ dharma uddhava

na svādhyāyas tapas tyāgo

yathā bhaktir mamorjitā

Translation

“[The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, said:] ‘My dear Uddhava, neither through aṣṭāṅga-yoga [the mystic yoga system for controlling the senses], nor through impersonal monism or an analytical study of the Absolute Truth, nor through study of the Vedas, nor through austerities, charity or acceptance of sannyāsa can one satisfy Me as much as by developing unalloyed devotional service unto Me.’

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Unalloyed Devotional Service Pleases Kṛṣṇa Most

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa tells Uddhava that unalloyed devotional service satisfies Him more than the other practices listed.

  2. 2

    These include aṣṭāṅga-yoga, impersonal monism, analytical study of the Absolute Truth, and study of the Vedas.

  3. 3

    Austerities, charity, and acceptance of sannyāsa also do not satisfy Him as much as developing unalloyed devotional service.

How it feels

Despair met with care. Sanātana’s wish to die is interrupted by the Lord’s protective insistence on his future service.

The mood of Antya 4 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī

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

I want you to preach the cult of devotional service and go to Vṛndāvana to excavate the lost holy places.” After having thus spoken, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left, and Haridāsa Ṭhākura and Sanātana Gosvāmī had many talks about this subject.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. nanever
  2. sādhayaticauses to remain satisfied
  3. māmMe
  4. yogaḥthe process of control
  5. nanor
  6. sāṅkhyamthe process of gaining philosophical knowledge about the Absolute Truth
  7. dharmaḥsuch an occupation
  8. uddhavaMy dear Uddhava
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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”

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 can I make pleasing Kṛṣṇa the purpose of my devotional service?

Practice

Before one devotional act today, pause and form the intention to do it simply for Kṛṣṇa’s satisfaction.

Live this todayUnalloyed Devotional Service Pleases Kṛṣṇa MostThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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