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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 15.169Madhya 15.171

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.170

যস্ত্বিন্দ্রগোপমথবেন্দ্রমহো স্বকর্ম-

বন্ধানুরূপফলভাজনমাতনোতি ।

কর্মাণি নির্দহতি কিন্তু চ ভক্তিভাজাং

গোবিন্দমাদিপুরুষং তমহং ভজামি ॥ ১৭০ ॥

yas tv indra-gopam atha vendram aho sva-karma-

bandhānurūpa-phala-bhājanam ātanoti

karmāṇi nirdahati kintu ca bhakti-bhājāṁ

govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi

Translation

“ ‘Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the original Personality of Godhead, Govinda, who regulates the sufferings and enjoyments due to fruitive activity. He does this for everyone — from the heavenly King Indra down to the smallest insect [indra-gopa]. That very Personality of Godhead destroys the karmic reactions of one engaged in devotional service.’

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Govinda Destroys His Devotee’s Karmic Reactions

  1. 1

    The prayer offers respectful obeisances to Govinda, the original Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    Govinda regulates the suffering and enjoyment due to fruitive activity for everyone, from King Indra to the smallest insect.

  3. 3

    That same Personality of Godhead destroys the karmic reactions of one engaged in devotional service.

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:

Rāmānanda Vasu and Satyarāja Khān asked some questions, and Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed them that all householder devotees must engage themselves in the service of Vaiṣṇavas exclusively devoted to chanting the holy name of the Lord. 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.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. yaḥHe who (Govinda)
  2. tubut
  3. indra-gopamto the small red insect called indra-gopa
  4. atha vāor even
  5. indramto Indra, King of heaven
  6. ahooh
  7. sva-karmaof one’s own fruitive activities
  8. bandhabondage
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “service”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does Govinda’s care for one engaged in devotional service inspire me to serve Him?

Practice

Offer respectful obeisances to Govinda today, remembering His power to destroy the karmic reactions of those engaged in devotional service.

Live this todayGovinda Destroys His Devotee’s Karmic ReactionsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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