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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 7: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭa
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.14

প্রেম-পরকাশ নহে কৃষ্ণশক্তি বিনে ।

‘কৃষ্ণ’ — এক প্রেমদাতা, শাস্ত্র-প্রমাণে ॥ ১৪ ॥

prema-parakāśa nahe kṛṣṇa-śakti vine

‘kṛṣṇa’ — eka prema-dātā, śāstra-pramāṇe

Translation

“Without being especially empowered by Kṛṣṇa, one cannot manifest ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa, for Kṛṣṇa is the only one who gives ecstatic love. That is the verdict of all revealed scriptures.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Alone Gives Ecstatic Love

  1. 1

    One cannot manifest ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa without being especially empowered by Him.

  2. 2

    Kṛṣṇa is the only one who gives ecstatic love.

  3. 3

    The speaker presents this teaching as the verdict of all revealed scriptures.

How it feels

Pride softened by grace. Humor and correction lead toward humility and a relationship of devotion.

The mood of Antya 7 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 7: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭa

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

The following summary of chapter seven is given by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya. In this chapter, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s meeting with Vallabha Bhaṭṭa is described.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 7
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. premaof ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa
  2. parakāśamanifestation
  3. nahecannot be
  4. kṛṣṇa-śakti vinewithout the power of Kṛṣṇa
  5. kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa
  6. ekathe only one
  7. prema-dātāgiver of prema
  8. śāstra-pramāṇethe verdict of all revealed scriptures
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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: “love of krsna”, “ecstatic love”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does knowing that Kṛṣṇa gives ecstatic love affect your approach to Him?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer to Kṛṣṇa today, asking for the gift of love for Him.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Alone Gives Ecstatic LoveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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