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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.106
শ্যামমেব পরং রূপং পুরী মধুপুরী বরা ।
বয়ঃ কৈশোরকং ধ্যেয়মাদ্য এব পরো রসঃ ॥ ১০৬ ॥
śyāmam eva paraṁ rūpaṁ
purī madhu-purī varā
vayaḥ kaiśorakaṁ dhyeyam
ādya eva paro rasaḥ
“ ‘The form of Śyāmasundara is the supreme form, the city of Mathurā is the supreme abode, Lord Kṛṣṇa’s fresh youth should always be meditated upon, and the mellow of conjugal love is the supreme mellow.’”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The form of Śyāmasundara is the supreme form, and the city of Mathurā is the supreme abode.
Lord Kṛṣṇa’s fresh youth should always be meditated upon.
The mellow of conjugal love is the supreme mellow. The purport identifies this verse as coming from the Padyāvalī.
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:
Knowing that he wanted to resign his post, the Nawab had him arrested and imprisoned. The Nawab then went off to attack Orissa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mellow”, “conjugal”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I make a little time to meditate upon Lord Kṛṣṇa’s fresh youth?
Spend one quiet minute remembering Lord Kṛṣṇa’s youthful form as described here.
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