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  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 15: The Lord Accepts Prasādam at the House of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
Madhya 15.116Madhya 15.118

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.117

শুনি’ হর্ষে কহে প্রভু — “কহিলে নিশ্চয় ।

যাঁহা হৈতে কৃষ্ণভক্তি সেই গুরু হয়” ॥ ১১৭ ॥

śuni’ harṣe kahe prabhu — “kahile niścaya

yāṅhā haite kṛṣṇa-bhakti sei guru haya”

Translation

Hearing Mukunda dāsa give this proper decision, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu confirmed it, saying, “Yes, it is correct. One who awakens devotion to Kṛṣṇa is certainly the spiritual master.”

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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.

The Spiritual Master Awakens Devotion to Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu hears Mukunda dāsa’s decision and confirms that it is correct.

  2. 2

    He accepts Mukunda dāsa’s understanding as a proper decision.

  3. 3

    He states that one who awakens devotion to Kṛṣṇa is certainly the spiritual master.

How it feels

Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.

The mood of Madhya 15 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 15: The Lord Accepts Prasādam at the House of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

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

Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent Nityānanda Prabhu to Bengal for preaching and also sent Rāmadāsa, Gadādhara dāsa and several other devotees with Him. Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, with great humility, sent some Jagannātha prasādam and a cloth from Lord Jagannātha to His mother through Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śuni’hearing
  2. harṣein great jubilation
  3. kahe prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said
  4. kahile niścayayou have spoken correctly
  5. yāṅhā haitefrom whom
  6. kṛṣṇa-bhaktidevotion to Kṛṣṇa
  7. seithat person
  8. guru hayais the spiritual master
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this teaching help me understand the spiritual master’s role?

Practice

Write down the spiritual master’s role as stated here: awakening devotion to Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayThe Spiritual Master Awakens Devotion to KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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