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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 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Madhya 11.134Madhya 11.137

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Madhya 11.135-136

অদ্বৈত কহে, — ঈশ্বরের এই স্বভাব হয় ।

যদ্যপি আপনে পূর্ণ, সর্বৈশ্বর্যময় ॥ ১৩৫ ॥

advaita kahe, — īśvarera ei svabhāva haya

yadyapi āpane pūrṇa, sarvaiśvarya-maya

Translation

Advaita Ācārya Prabhu replied, “This is a natural characteristic of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although He is personally complete and full in all opulences, He takes transcendental pleasure in the association of His devotees, with whom He has a variety of eternal pastimes.”

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Complete Lord Delights in His Devotees

  1. 1

    Advaita Ācārya Prabhu described this as a natural characteristic of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    The Lord is personally complete and full in all opulences, yet He takes transcendental pleasure in His devotees’ association.

  3. 3

    He shares a variety of eternal pastimes with His devotees.

How it feels

Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.

The mood of Madhya 11 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

While Advaita Ācārya and the other devotees were coming to Jagannātha Purī, Svarūpa Dāmodara and Govinda, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s two personal assistants, went to receive all the devotees with garlands. From the roof of his palace, King Pratāparudra could see all the devotees arriving.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. advaita kaheAdvaita Ācārya Prabhu said
  2. īśvareraof the Lord
  3. eithis
  4. svabhāvafeature
  5. hayabecomes
  6. yadyapialthough
  7. āpaneHimself
  8. pūrṇaall-perfect
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “association”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the Lord’s pleasure in His devotees deepen my understanding of Him?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute reflecting on how the complete Lord delights in His devotees’ association.

Live this todayThe Complete Lord Delights in His DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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