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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 11.28Madhya 11.31

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Madhya 11.29-30

আদরঃ পরিচর্যায়াং সর্বাঙ্গৈরভিবন্দনম্ ।

মদ্ভক্তপূজাভ্যধিকা সর্বভূতেষু মন্মতিঃ ॥ ২৯ ॥

ādaraḥ paricaryāyāṁ

sarvāṅgair abhivandanam

mad-bhakta-pūjābhyadhikā

sarva-bhūteṣu man-matiḥ

Translation

“ ‘My devotees take great care and respect in rendering Me service. They offer obeisances to Me with all their bodily limbs. They worship other devotees and find all living entities related to Me. For Me they engage the entire energy of their bodies. They engage the power of speech in the glorification of My qualities and form. They also dedicate their minds unto Me and try to give up all kinds of material desires. Thus My devotees are characterized.’

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Devotion Engages Body, Speech, and Mind

  1. 1

    Devotees serve the Lord with great care and respect and offer obeisances with all their bodily limbs. They worship other devotees and see all living entities as related to Him.

  2. 2

    They engage the entire energy of their bodies in His service. They use their speech to glorify His qualities and form.

  3. 3

    They dedicate their minds to the Lord and try to give up all kinds of material desires. Lord Kṛṣṇa describes these characteristics while answering Uddhava’s inquiry about devotional service.

Key points from the purport
  • These two verses are quoted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.19.21-22).
  • They were spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Kṛṣṇa, who was answering Uddhava’s inquiry about devotional service.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of CC Madhya 11.29-30 quotesSB 11.19.20-24

These two verses are quoted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.19.21-22).

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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:

At this time Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya returned from his governmental post, and he praised King Pratāparudra highly in Lord Caitanya’s presence. Because of this, the Lord became a little soft.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ādaraḥrespect, care
  2. paricaryāyāmin service
  3. sarva-aṅgaiḥby all the parts of the body
  4. abhivandanamoffering obeisances
  5. mat-bhaktaof My devotees
  6. pūjāworshiping
  7. abhyadhikāvery high
  8. sarva-bhūteṣuin all living entities
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “service”, “serve”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can my body, speech, and mind become more fully engaged in the Lord’s service?

Practice

Spend a few attentive minutes speaking about one of the Lord’s qualities, keeping your mind on Him.

Live this todayDevotion Engages Body, Speech, and MindThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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