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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 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yātrā
Madhya 13.154Madhya 13.156

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.155

মোর ভাগ্য মো-বিষয়ে,     তোমার যে প্রেম হয়ে,

সেই প্রেম — পরম প্রবল ।

লুকাঞা আমা আনে,     সঙ্গ করায় তোমা-সনে,

প্ৰকটেহ আনিবে সত্বর ॥ ১৫৫ ॥

mora bhāgya mo-viṣaye, tomāra ye prema haye,

sei prema — parama prabala

lukāñā āmā āne, saṅga karāya tomā-sane,

prakaṭeha ānibe satvara

Translation

“Our love affair is more powerful because of My good fortune in receiving Nārāyaṇa’s grace. This allows Me to come there unseen by others. I hope that very soon I will be visible to everyone.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa Is Present Through Constant Absorption

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa has two kinds of presence: prakaṭa, or manifest, and aprakaṭa, or unmanifest.

  2. 2

    These two kinds of presence are identical for the sincere devotee.

  3. 3

    Even when Kṛṣṇa is not physically present, the devotee’s constant absorption in His affairs makes Him always present.

Key points from the purport
  • Kṛṣṇa has two kinds of presence — prakaṭa and aprakaṭa, manifest and unmanifest.
  • Even if Kṛṣṇa is not physically present, the devotee’s constant absorption in the affairs of Kṛṣṇa makes Him always present.

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

How it feels

Public ecstasy with inward longing. The festival’s collective joy carries the profound Vraja mood of meeting and separation.

The mood of Madhya 13 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yātrā

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

With two mṛdaṅgas in each division, there were altogether fourteen mṛdaṅgas. While performing kīrtana, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu exhibited various symptoms of transcendental ecstasy, and Jagannātha and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu exchanged Their feelings very blissfully.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 13
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. mora bhāgyaMy fortune
  2. mo-viṣayein relation with Me
  3. tomāraYour
  4. yewhatever
  5. premalove
  6. hayethere is
  7. sei premathat love
  8. parama prabalavery powerful
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Audārya · Love that moves outward

    The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “to everyone”

  • 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”

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “grace”

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 I give more attention to Kṛṣṇa’s affairs today?

Practice

Spend a few quiet minutes rereading this passage and keeping your attention on Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Is Present Through Constant AbsorptionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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