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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 17.138Madhya 17.140

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.139

ব্রহ্মানন্দ হৈতে পূর্ণানন্দ কৃষ্ণগুণ ।

অতএব আকর্ষয়ে আত্মারামের মন ॥ ১৩৯ ॥

brahmānanda haite pūrṇānanda kṛṣṇa-guṇa

ataeva ākarṣaye ātmārāmera mana

Translation

“The transcendental qualities of Śrī Kṛṣṇa are completely blissful and relishable. Consequently Lord Kṛṣṇa’s qualities attract even the minds of self-realized persons from the bliss of self-realization.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa’s Qualities Attract Even Self-Realized Persons

  1. 1

    Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental qualities are completely blissful and relishable.

  2. 2

    His qualities attract even the minds of self-realized persons.

  3. 3

    This attraction draws them from the bliss of self-realization toward Lord Kṛṣṇa’s qualities.

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:

The Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa was very sorry about this, and he brought the news to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, inquiring from Him why the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs did not utter the holy name of Kṛṣṇa. In reply, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that they were offenders and that one should not associate with them.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. brahma-ānandathe pleasure of Brahman realization
  2. haitefrom
  3. pūrṇa-ānandacomplete bliss
  4. kṛṣṇa-guṇathe qualities of Lord Kṛṣṇa
  5. ataevatherefore
  6. ākarṣayeattract
  7. ātma-ārāmera manathe minds of self-realized persons
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this verse suggest about the sweetness of Kṛṣṇa’s qualities?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the words “completely blissful and relishable.”

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Qualities Attract Even Self-Realized PersonsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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