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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 Antya 5.49-50

যে শুনে, যে পড়ে, তাঁর ফল এতাদৃশী ।

সেই ভাবাবিষ্ট যেই সেবে অহর্নিশি ॥ ৪৯ ॥

ye śune, ye paḍe, tāṅra phala etādṛśī

sei bhāvāviṣṭa yei seve ahar-niśi

Translation

“If a transcendentally situated person, following in the footsteps of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, hears and speaks about the rāsa-līlā dance of Kṛṣṇa and is always absorbed in thoughts of Kṛṣṇa while serving the Lord day and night within his mind, what shall I say about the result? It is so spiritually exalted that it cannot be expressed in words. Such a person is an eternally liberated associate of the Lord, and his body is completely spiritualized. Although he is visible to material eyes, he is spiritually situated, and all his activities are spiritual. By the will of Kṛṣṇa, such a devotee is understood to possess a spiritual body.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Constant Service Reveals an Exalted Spiritual Life

  1. 1

    The verse describes a transcendentally situated person following in the footsteps of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, hearing and speaking about Kṛṣṇa’s rāsa-līlā dance.

  2. 2

    Such a person is always absorbed in thoughts of Kṛṣṇa and serves Him day and night within the mind. The spiritual result is too exalted to express in words.

  3. 3

    This devotee is an eternally liberated associate of the Lord whose body is completely spiritualized. Although visible to material eyes, the devotee and all his activities are spiritually situated.

How it feels

Humility and discernment. The Lord directs a seeker to Rāmānanda and clarifies genuine spiritual qualification.

The mood of Antya 5 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 5: How Pradyumna Miśra Received Instructions from Rāmānanda Rāya

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

Pradyumna Miśra, a resident of Śrīhaṭṭa, came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to hear from Him about Lord Kṛṣṇa and His pastimes. The Lord, however, sent him to Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 5
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ye śuneanyone who hears
  2. ye paḍeanyone who recites
  3. tāṅraof him
  4. phalathe result
  5. etādṛśīthis
  6. seihe
  7. bhāva-āviṣṭaalways absorbed in thoughts of Kṛṣṇa
  8. yei sevewho serves
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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: “serving”, “serves”

  • 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: “rāsa-līlā”

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “associate”

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 does this description deepen my respect for constant remembrance and service to Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Take one quiet minute today to think of Kṛṣṇa with a desire to serve Him.

Live this todayConstant Service Reveals an Exalted Spiritual LifeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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