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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 15.99

গুণরাজ-খাঁন কৈল শ্রীকৃষ্ণবিজয় ।

তাহাঁ একবাক্য তাঁর আছে প্রেমময় ॥ ৯৯ ॥

guṇarāja-khāṅna kaila śrī-kṛṣṇa-vijaya

tāhāṅ eka-vākya tāṅra āche premamaya

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then said, “Guṇarāja Khān of Kulīna-grāma compiled a book named Śrī Kṛṣṇa-vijaya, in which there is a sentence revealing the author’s ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa.”

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Plain Words Can Express Love of Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu singled out a sentence in Guṇarāja Khān’s Śrī Kṛṣṇa-vijaya that revealed ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa.

  2. 2

    Śrī Kṛṣṇa-vijaya is considered the first poetry book written in Bengal. Its plain language allowed even readers with little education to understand it.

  3. 3

    Although its language and poetic form were not always polished, the book remained very popular. It is very valuable for those interested in advancing in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrī Kṛṣṇa-vijaya is a book of poems considered to be the first poetry book written in Bengal.
  • This book was written in plain language, and even half-educated Bengalis and women could read it very clearly.
  • Even ordinary men with little knowledge of the alphabet could read this book and understand it.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

Then the Lord and His devotees observed Vijayā-daśamī, the day of victory when Lord Rāmacandra conquered Laṅkā. The devotees all became soldiers of Lord Rāmacandra, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, in the ecstasy of Hanumān, manifested various transcendentally blissful activities.
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. guṇarāja-khāṅnaGuṇarāja Khān
  2. kailacompiled
  3. śrī-kṛṣṇa-vijayathe book named Śrī Kṛṣṇa-vijaya
  4. tāhāṅthere
  5. eka-vākyaone sentence
  6. tāṅraof it
  7. ācheis
  8. prema-mayafull of love of Kṛṣṇa
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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: “love of krsna”, “ecstatic love”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I value writing that helps me advance in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, even when its language is simple?

Practice

Write one plain sentence expressing your desire to advance in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Live this todayPlain Words Can Express Love of KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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