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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 15.118Madhya 15.120

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.119

ভক্তগণে কহে, — শুন মুকুন্দের প্রেম ।

নিগূঢ় নির্মল প্রেম, যেন দগ্ধ হেম ॥ ১১৯ ॥

bhakta-gaṇe kahe, — śuna mukundera prema

nigūḍha nirmala prema, yena dagdha hema

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then informed all His devotees, “Please hear about Mukunda’s love of Godhead. It is a very deep and pure love and can only be compared to purified gold.

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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.

Pure Love Compared to Purified Gold

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asks all His devotees to hear about Mukunda’s love of Godhead.

  2. 2

    He describes Mukunda’s love as very deep and pure.

  3. 3

    He says that this love can only be compared to purified gold.

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:

The devotees all became soldiers of Lord Rāmacandra, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, in the ecstasy of Hanumān, manifested various transcendentally blissful activities. Thereafter, the Lord and His devotees observed various other ceremonies.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. bhakta-gaṇe kaheŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu informed His devotees
  2. śunaplease hear
  3. mukundera premaMukunda’s love of Godhead
  4. nigūḍhavery deep
  5. nirmalapure
  6. premaecstatic love
  7. yenaas if
  8. dagdhaclarified
  9. hemagold
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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 of godhead”, “pure love”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the comparison to purified gold help me appreciate about Mukunda’s love?

Practice

Read this description aloud once, giving special attention to the words “deep and pure.”

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