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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.130

মুকুন্দেরে কহে পুনঃ মধুর বচন ।

‘তোমার কার্য — ধর্মে ধন-উপার্জন ॥ ১৩০ ॥

mukundere kahe punaḥ madhura vacana

‘tomāra kārya — dharme dhana-upārjana

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu again spoke to Mukunda with sweet words: “Your duty is to earn both material and spiritual wealth.

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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.

Earn Both Material and Spiritual Wealth

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu again spoke to Mukunda.

  2. 2

    He addressed Mukunda with sweet words.

  3. 3

    He told Mukunda that his duty was to earn both material and spiritual wealth.

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. mukundereto Mukunda
  2. kaheLord Caitanya Mahāprabhu says
  3. punaḥagain
  4. madhura vacanasweet words
  5. tomāra kāryayour duty
  6. dharme dhana-upārjanato earn both material and spiritual wealth
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Are you giving attention to spiritual wealth as well as material wealth?

Practice

Write down one material responsibility and one spiritual activity to attend to today.

Live this todayEarn Both Material and Spiritual WealthThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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