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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 18: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana
Madhya 18.192Madhya 18.194

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.193

‘সর্ব-শ্রেষ্ঠ, সর্বারাধ্য, কারণের কারণ ।

তাঁর ভক্ত্যে হয় জীবের সংসার-তারণ ॥ ১৯৩ ॥

sarva-śreṣṭha, sarvārādhya, kāraṇera kāraṇa

tāṅra bhaktye haya jīvera saṁsāra-tāraṇa

Translation

“The Lord is the Supreme Truth, worshipable by everyone. He is the cause of all causes. By engaging in His devotional service, the living entity is relieved from material existence.

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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.

Devotional Service Relieves Material Existence

  1. 1

    The Lord is the Supreme Truth and is worshipable by everyone.

  2. 2

    He is the cause of all causes.

  3. 3

    By engaging in His devotional service, the living entity is relieved from material existence.

How it feels

Overwhelmed recognition. Seeing the places of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes evokes extraordinary remembrance and ecstasy.

The mood of Madhya 18 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 18: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana

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

In this way, their Kṛṣṇa consciousness was awakened, and they could understand that a sannyāsī is simply a living entity and not the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took His bath at Akrūra-ghāṭa, He submerged Himself in the water for a long time.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sarva-śreṣṭhathe Supreme Truth
  2. sarva-ārādhyaworshipable by everyone
  3. kāraṇera kāraṇathe cause of all causes
  4. tāṅraHis
  5. bhaktyeby devotional service
  6. hayabecomes
  7. jīveraof the living entity
  8. saṁsāra-tāraṇadeliverance from material existence
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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 can I make devotional service a more deliberate part of my day?

Practice

Set aside one minute today to offer the Lord a sincere prayer of worship.

Live this todayDevotional Service Relieves Material ExistenceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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