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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.

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Antya-līlā · Chapter 6: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī

Antya 6.135 Antya 6.137

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.136

কৃষ্ণপাদপদ্ম-গন্ধ যেই জন পায় ।

ব্রহ্মলোক-আদি-সুখ তাঁরে নাহি ভায় ।।” ১৩৬ ॥ ১৩৬ ॥

kṛṣṇa-pāda-padma-gandha yei jana pāya

brahmaloka-ādi-sukha tāṅre nāhi bhāya”

Translation

“One who experiences the fragrance of the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa does not value even the standard of happiness available in Brahmaloka, the topmost planet. And what to speak of heavenly happiness?

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa’s Lotus Feet Surpass Material Happiness

1
The verse speaks of experiencing the fragrance of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet.
2
One who has this experience does not value even the happiness available in Brahmaloka, the topmost planet.
3
If even Brahmaloka’s happiness loses its value, heavenly happiness is still less attractive.

How it feels

Longing fulfilled. Raghunātha’s sustained desire for the Lord culminates in arrival, shelter, and renunciation.

The mood of Antya 6 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Antya 6: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī

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

After twelve days, he arrived in Jagannātha Purī at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu entrusted Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī to Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

kṛṣṇaof Lord Kṛṣṇa
pāda-padmaof the lotus feet
gandhathe fragrance
yei janaanyone who
pāyagets
brahma-lokaof Brahmaloka
ādiand so on
sukhahappiness
tāṅreto him
nāhi bhāyadoes not appear valuable

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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this comparison challenge what you consider the highest happiness?

Practice

Read this verse slowly, then spend a moment reflecting on the value of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet compared with material happiness.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Lotus Feet Surpass Material HappinessThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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