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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 10: The Lord’s Return to Jagannātha Purī
Madhya 10.110Madhya 10.112

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.111

কৃষ্ণরস-তত্ত্ব-বেত্তা, দেহ — প্রেমরূপ ।

সাক্ষাৎ মহাপ্রভুর দ্বিতীয় স্বরূপ ॥ ১১১ ॥

kṛṣṇa-rasa-tattva-vettā, deha — prema-rūpa

sākṣāt mahāprabhura dvitīya svarūpa

Translation

Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara was the personification of ecstatic love, fully cognizant of the transcendental mellows in relationship with Kṛṣṇa. He directly represented Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as His second expansion.

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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.

Svarūpa Dāmodara Personifies Ecstatic Love

  1. 1

    Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara was the personification of ecstatic love.

  2. 2

    He fully understood the transcendental mellows in relationship with Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    He directly represented Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as His second expansion.

How it feels

Relief and affectionate reunion. Devotees gather as the Lord returns; separation is temporarily relieved.

The mood of Madhya 10 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 10: The Lord’s Return to Jagannātha Purī

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

He accepted the renounced order from Caitanyānanda, but he took the name of Svarūpa. Thus he arrived at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. kṛṣṇa-rasaof transcendental mellows in relationship with Kṛṣṇa
  2. tattvaof the truth
  3. vettācognizant
  4. dehabody
  5. prema-rūpapersonified prema
  6. sākṣātdirectly
  7. mahāprabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  8. dvitīyasecond
  9. svarūparepresentation
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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: “mellows”, “relationship”

  • 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: “ecstatic love”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to me about Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara’s love and understanding of Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Reread the translation slowly and reflect on one of Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara’s qualities.

Live this todaySvarūpa Dāmodara Personifies Ecstatic LoveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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