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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

Madhya 19.114 Madhya 19.116

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.115

কৃষ্ণতত্ত্ব-ভক্তিতত্ত্ব-রসতত্ত্ব-প্রান্ত ।

সব শিখাইল প্রভু ভাগবত-সিদ্ধান্ত ॥ ১১৫ ॥

kṛṣṇatattva-bhaktitattva-rasatattva-prānta

saba śikhāila prabhu bhāgavata-siddhānta

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu taught Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī the ultimate limit of the truth about Lord Kṛṣṇa, the truth about devotional service and the truth about transcendental mellows, culminating in conjugal love between Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. Finally He told Rūpa Gosvāmī about the ultimate conclusions of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Highest Truths of Devotional Service

1
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu taught Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī the ultimate limit of the truth about Lord Kṛṣṇa and devotional service.
2
He taught the truth about transcendental mellows, culminating in conjugal love between Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.
3
Finally, He explained the ultimate conclusions of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

How it feels

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

Madhya 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

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

Giving this excuse, he sat at home and studied Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with learned brāhmaṇa scholars. 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.

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Word for word

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kṛṣṇa-tattvaof the truth about Lord Kṛṣṇa
bhakti-tattvaof the truth about devotional service
rasa-tattvaof the truth about transcendental mellows
prāntathe ultimate limit
sabaall
śikhāilataught
prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
bhāgavata-siddhāntathe conclusions of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

Key ideas in this verse

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: “mellows”, “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”
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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Ask yourself

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Practice

Write down the subjects the Lord taught, using the translation’s own words.

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