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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.102
শ্যাম-রূপের বাসস্থান শ্রেষ্ঠ মান’ কায় ?
‘পুরী মধুপুরী বরা’ — কহে উপাধ্যায় ॥ ১০২ ॥
śyāma-rūpera vāsa-sthāna śreṣṭha māna’ kāya?
‘purī madhu-purī varā’ — kahe upādhyāya
“Of all Kṛṣṇa’s abodes, which do you think is the best?”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The question asks which of Kṛṣṇa’s abodes is the best.
Raghupati Upādhyāya identifies Madhu-purī as Mathurā-dhāma.
He states with certainty that this abode is the best.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
The mood of Madhya 19 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The Nawab Hussain Shah first sent his personal physician to see what the real facts were; then he personally came to see why Sanātana was not attending to official business. Knowing that he wanted to resign his post, the Nawab had him arrested and imprisoned.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Which two names does this passage give for the abode Raghupati Upādhyāya considers best?
Write “Madhu-purī, or Mathurā-dhāma” once, noting that both names refer to the same abode.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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