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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 10.178Madhya 10.180

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.179

প্রভু কহে, — কৃষ্ণে তোমার গাঢ় প্রেমা হয় ।

যাহাঁ নেত্র পড়ে, তাহাঁ শ্রীকৃষ্ণ স্ফুরয় ॥ ১৭৯ ॥

prabhu kahe, — kṛṣṇe tomāra gāḍha premā haya

yāhāṅ netra paḍe, tāhāṅ śrī-kṛṣṇa sphuraya

Translation

Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “You have a deep ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa; therefore wherever you turn your eyes, you simply heighten your Kṛṣṇa consciousness.”

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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.

Love Deepens Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Everywhere

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu recognizes deep ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa in the person He addresses.

  2. 2

    He explains that this love heightens Kṛṣṇa consciousness wherever that devotee turns his eyes.

  3. 3

    The connection is between deep love for Kṛṣṇa and an ever-deepening awareness of Him.

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:

However, when Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya addressed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as Kṛṣṇa, the Lord immediately protested. In the meantime, Kāśīśvara Gosvāmī also came to see Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhu kaheLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied
  2. kṛṣṇeunto Kṛṣṇa
  3. tomārayour
  4. gāḍhadeep
  5. premālove
  6. hayathere is
  7. yāhāṅwherever
  8. netraeyes
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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 for krsna”, “ecstatic love”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might love for Kṛṣṇa change what you notice throughout the day?

Practice

Pause once today, look around, and take a moment to remember Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayLove Deepens Kṛṣṇa Consciousness EverywhereThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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