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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 15.68

রাঘব পণ্ডিতে কহেন বচন সরস ।

‘তোমার শুদ্ধ প্রেমে আমি হই’ তোমার বশ ॥ ৬৮ ॥

rāghava paṇḍite kahena vacana sarasa

‘tomāra śuddha preme āmi ha-i’ tomāra vaśa’

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu next spoke some relishable words to Rāghava Paṇḍita. He said, “I am obliged to you due to your pure love for Me.”

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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 Makes the Lord Feel Obliged

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu next spoke to Rāghava Paṇḍita.

  2. 2

    His words to Rāghava Paṇḍita were relishable.

  3. 3

    He said that Rāghava Paṇḍita’s pure love for Him made Him feel obliged.

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:

When the Lord bade farewell to Rāghava Paṇḍita, Vāsudeva Datta, the residents of Kulīna-grāma and other devotees, He praised them for their transcendental qualities. 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.
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. rāghava paṇḍiteunto Rāghava Paṇḍita
  2. kahenasays
  3. vacanawords
  4. sa-rasavery relishable
  5. tomārayour
  6. śuddha premeby pure devotional service
  7. āmi ha-i’I become
  8. tomārayour
  9. vaśaunder obligation
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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: “pure love”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about the Lord’s response to pure love?

Practice

Read the Lord’s words slowly and spend a moment reflecting on the pure love He appreciates.

Live this todayPure Love Makes the Lord Feel ObligedThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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