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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 15.137Madhya 15.139

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.138

পূর্বে আমি ইঁহারে লোভাইল বার বার ।

পরম মধুর, গুপ্ত, ব্রজেন্দ্রকুমার ॥ ১৩৮ ॥

pūrve āmi iṅhāre lobhāila bāra bāra

parama madhura, gupta, vrajendra-kumāra

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “Previously I induced Murāri Gupta again and again to be allured by Lord Kṛṣṇa. I said to him, ‘My dear Gupta, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Vrajendra-kumāra, is the supreme sweetness.

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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.

Lord Kṛṣṇa Is the Supreme Sweetness

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu recalled repeatedly encouraging Murāri Gupta to become attracted to Lord Kṛṣṇa.

  2. 2

    He addressed Murāri Gupta affectionately as “My dear Gupta.”

  3. 3

    He described Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Vrajendra-kumāra, as the supreme sweetness.

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:

He also instructed the Vaiṣṇavas from Khaṇḍa, as well as Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and Vidyā-vācaspati, and He praised Murāri Gupta for his firm faith in the lotus feet of Lord Rāmacandra. Considering the humble prayer of Vāsudeva Datta, He established that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is qualified to deliver all the conditioned souls.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. pūrvepreviously
  2. āmiI
  3. iṅhārehim
  4. lobhāilainduced to be allured
  5. bāra bāraagain and again
  6. parama madhuravery sweet
  7. guptaO Gupta
  8. vrajendra-kumāraLord Kṛṣṇa, the son of Nanda Mahārāja
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What draws my heart toward Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s sweetness?

Practice

Spend one quiet minute reflecting on the statement that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the supreme sweetness.

Live this todayLord Kṛṣṇa Is the Supreme SweetnessThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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