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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 · Text Antya 5.76

হেন ‘রস’ পান মোরে করাইলা তুমি ।

জন্মে জন্মে তোমার পায় বিকাইলাঙ আমি ।।” ৭৬ ।। ॥ ৭৬ ॥

hena ‘rasa’ pāna more karāilā tumi

janme janme tomāra pāya vikāilāṅa āmi

Translation

“My dear Lord, You have made me drink this transcendental nectar of kṛṣṇa-kathā. Therefore I am sold to Your lotus feet, 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.

Gratitude for the Nectar of Kṛṣṇa-kathā

  1. 1

    The speaker describes kṛṣṇa-kathā, talks about Kṛṣṇa, as transcendental nectar.

  2. 2

    He thanks the Lord for making him drink this nectar.

  3. 3

    His gratitude becomes a declaration of devotion: he is sold to the Lord’s lotus feet, life after life.

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:

Then Pradyumna Miśra went to see Rāmānanda Rāya again to hear about the transcendental truth from him. A brāhmaṇa from Bengal composed a drama about the activities of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and went to Jagannātha Purī to show it to the associates of the Lord.
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. hena rasasuch transcendental mellows
  2. pānato drink
  3. moreme
  4. karāilā tumiYou have caused
  5. janme janmelife after life
  6. tomāra pāyaat Your feet
  7. vikāilāṅa āmiI have become sold
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “lotus feet”

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 hearing about Kṛṣṇa deepen my gratitude to the Lord?

Practice

Read this prayer aloud once, pausing to express gratitude for the opportunity to hear about Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayGratitude for the Nectar of Kṛṣṇa-kathāThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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