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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 15.170Madhya 15.172

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.171

তোমার ইচ্ছা-মাত্রে হবে ব্রহ্মাণ্ড-মোচন ।

সর্ব মুক্ত করিতে কৃষ্ণের নাহি কিছু শ্রম ॥ ১৭১ ॥

tomāra icchā-mātre habe brahmāṇḍa-mocana

sarva mukta karite kṛṣṇera nāhi kichu śrama

Translation

“Because of your honest desire, all living entities within the universe will be delivered, for Kṛṣṇa does not have to do anything to deliver all the living entities of the universe.

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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.

An Honest Desire for Everyone’s Deliverance

  1. 1

    The honest desire expressed here is for all living entities within the universe to be delivered.

  2. 2

    Because of this honest desire, all these living entities will be delivered.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa does not have to do anything to deliver all the living entities of the universe.

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:

Considering the humble prayer of Vāsudeva Datta, He established that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is qualified to deliver all the conditioned souls. Thereafter, when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was accepting prasādam at the house of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, Sārvabhauma’s son-in-law, Amogha, created trouble in the family with his criticisms.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tomāra icchā-mātresimply by your desire
  2. habethere will be
  3. brahmāṇḍa-mocanadeliverance of the universe
  4. sarvaeveryone
  5. mukta kariteto liberate
  6. kṛṣṇeraof Lord Kṛṣṇa
  7. nāhithere is not
  8. kichueven a little
  9. śramalabor
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “delivered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can my desire for others’ deliverance become more sincere and inclusive?

Practice

Take a quiet moment today to sincerely wish for the deliverance of all living entities.

Live this todayAn Honest Desire for Everyone’s DeliveranceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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