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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 17: The Lord Travels to Vṛndāvana
Madhya 17.137Madhya 17.139

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.138

স্বসুখনিভৃতচেতাস্তদ্‌ব্যুদস্তান্যভাবো-

ঽপ্যজিতরুচিরলীলাকৃষ্টসারস্তদীয়ম্‌ ।

ব্যতনুত কৃপয়া যস্তত্ত্বদীপং পুরাণং

তমখিলবৃজিনঘ্নং ব্যাসসূনুং নতোঽস্মি ॥ ১৩৮ ॥

sva-sukha-nibhṛta-cetās tad vyudastānya-bhāvo

’py ajita-rucira-līlākṛṣṭa-sāras tadīyam

vyatanuta kṛpayā yas tattva-dīpaṁ purāṇaṁ

tam akhila-vṛjina-ghnaṁ vyāsa-sūnuṁ nato ’smi

Translation

“ ‘Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, the son of Vyāsadeva, Śukadeva Gosvāmī. It is he who defeats all inauspicious things within this universe. Although in the beginning he was absorbed in the happiness of Brahman realization and was living in a secluded place, giving up all other types of consciousness, he became attracted by the most melodious pastimes of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. He therefore mercifully spoke the supreme Purāṇa, known as Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, which is the bright light of the Absolute Truth and which describes the activities of Lord Kṛṣṇa.’

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa’s Pastimes Attracted Śukadeva Gosvāmī

  1. 1

    Sūta Gosvāmī offers respectful obeisances to his spiritual master, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, the son of Vyāsadeva, who defeats all inauspicious things within the universe.

  2. 2

    Although Śukadeva Gosvāmī was absorbed in the happiness of Brahman realization and lived in seclusion, he became attracted by Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s most melodious pastimes.

  3. 3

    He mercifully spoke Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the supreme Purāṇa. It is the bright light of the Absolute Truth and describes Lord Kṛṣṇa’s activities.

Key points from the purport
  • This verse was spoken by Sūta Gosvāmī in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (12.12.69).

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

Connected verses· 1

The purport of CC Madhya 17.138 quotesSB 12.12.69

This verse was spoken by Sūta Gosvāmī in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (12.12.69).

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

How it feels

Wonder and contagious joy. Even forest animals chant; nature seems drawn into the saṅkīrtana movement.

The mood of Madhya 17 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 17: The Lord Travels to Vṛndāvana

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After taking His bath at the Maṇikarṇikā-ghāṭa at Vārāṇasī, He met Tapana Miśra, who took the Lord to his place and respectfully gave Him a comfortable residence. At Vārāṇasī, Vaidya Candraśekhara, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s old friend, also rendered service unto Him.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sva-sukhain happiness of the self
  2. nibhṛtasolitary
  3. cetāḥwhose consciousness
  4. tatbecause of that
  5. vyudastagiven up
  6. anya-bhāvaḥany other type of consciousness
  7. apialthough
  8. ajitaof Śrī Kṛṣṇa
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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: “mercifully”

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

What does Śukadeva Gosvāmī’s attraction to Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes suggest about their spiritual value?

Practice

Read a short passage from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam today with gratitude for Śukadeva Gosvāmī’s mercy in speaking it.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Pastimes Attracted Śukadeva GosvāmīThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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