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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 17.139Madhya 17.141

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.140

আত্মারামাশ্চ মুনয়ো নির্গ্রন্থা অপ্যুরুক্রমে ।

কুর্বন্ত্যহৈতুকীং ভক্তিমিত্থম্ভূতগুণো হরিঃ ॥ ১৪০ ॥

ātmārāmāś ca munayo

nirgranthā apy urukrame

kurvanty ahaitukīṁ bhaktim

ittham-bhūta-guṇo hariḥ

Translation

“ ‘Those who are self-satisfied and unattracted by external material desires are also attracted to the loving service of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, whose qualities are transcendental and whose activities are wonderful. Hari, the Personality of Godhead, is called Kṛṣṇa because He has such transcendentally attractive features.’

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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.

Self-Satisfied Souls Are Drawn to Loving Service

  1. 1

    Even those who are self-satisfied and unattracted by external material desires are attracted to Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s loving service.

  2. 2

    Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s qualities are transcendental, and His activities are wonderful.

  3. 3

    Hari, the Personality of Godhead, is called Kṛṣṇa because His features are transcendentally attractive.

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:

At Vārāṇasī, Vaidya Candraśekhara, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s old friend, also rendered service unto Him. Seeing the behavior of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, a Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa informed Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī, the leader of the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ātma-ārāmaḥpersons who take pleasure in being transcendentally situated in the service of the Lord
  2. caalso
  3. munayaḥgreat saintly persons who have completely rejected material aspirations, fruitive activities, and so forth
  4. nirgranthāḥwithout interest in any material desire
  5. apicertainly
  6. urukrameunto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, whose activities are wonderful
  7. kurvantido
  8. ahaitukīmcauseless, or without material desires
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “hari”

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “service”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does attraction to loving service differ from attraction to material desires?

Practice

Read the translation slowly, pausing to reflect on “loving service of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.”

Live this todaySelf-Satisfied Souls Are Drawn to Loving ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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