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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 14: Performance of the Vṛndāvana Pastimes
Madhya 14.215Madhya 14.217

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.216

প্রভু কহে, — শ্রীবাস, তোমাতে নারদ-স্বভাব ।

ঐশ্বর্যভাবে তোমাতে, ঈশ্বর-প্রভাব ॥ ২১৬ ॥

prabhu kahe, — śrīvāsa, tomāte nārada-svabhāva

aiśvarya-bhāve tomāte, īśvara-prabhāva

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then told Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura, “My dear Śrīvāsa, your nature is exactly like that of Nārada Muni. The Supreme Personality of Godhead’s opulence is having a direct influence upon you.

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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.

Divine Opulence Influences Śrīvāsa

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu addressed Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura as “My dear Śrīvāsa.”

  2. 2

    He said that Śrīvāsa’s nature was exactly like that of Nārada Muni.

  3. 3

    He explained that the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s opulence was directly influencing Śrīvāsa.

How it feels

Intimacy and ecstatic play. Mercy to Pratāparudra and discussion of the gopīs reveal deep relational sweetness.

The mood of Madhya 14 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 14: Performance of the Vṛndāvana Pastimes

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

When Lord Jagannātha was seated at Sundarācala, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw it as Vṛndāvana. He performed sporting pastimes in the water of the lake known as Indradyumna.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhu kaheŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu says
  2. śrīvāsaMy dear Śrīvāsa
  3. tomātein you
  4. nārada-svabhāvathe nature of Nārada
  5. aiśvarya-bhāvethe mood of full opulence
  6. tomātein you
  7. īśvara-prabhāvathe power of the Lord
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu identify as the direct influence upon Śrīvāsa?

Practice

Recall aloud the quality of the Supreme Personality of Godhead that is influencing Śrīvāsa.

Live this todayDivine Opulence Influences ŚrīvāsaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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