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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 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī
Madhya 19.116Madhya 19.118

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.117

শ্রীরূপ-হৃদয়ে প্রভু শক্তি সঞ্চারিলা ।

সর্বতত্ত্ব-নিরূপণে ‘প্ৰবীণ’ করিলা ॥ ১১৭ ॥

śrī-rūpa-hṛdaye prabhu śakti sañcārilā

sarva-tattva-nirūpaṇe ‘pravīṇa’ karilā

Translation

By entering the heart of Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu empowered him to ascertain properly the conclusions of all truths. He made him an experienced devotee whose decisions correctly agreed with the verdicts of the disciplic succession. Thus Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī was personally empowered by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Right Understanding Through the Lord’s Guidance

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu entered the heart of Rūpa Gosvāmī and empowered him to ascertain properly the conclusions of all truths.

  2. 2

    He made Rūpa Gosvāmī an experienced devotee whose decisions agreed with the verdicts of the disciplic succession.

  3. 3

    The principles of devotional service only appear to be under the jurisdiction of material activity. To be rightly guided, one must be personally guided by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, as were Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī and other ācāryas.

Key points from the purport
  • The principles of devotional service are only apparently under the jurisdiction of material activity.
  • To be rightly guided, one must be personally guided by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • This was the case with Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī and other ācāryas.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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

Further reading

Madhya 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

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
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śrī-rūpa-hṛdayein the heart of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī
  2. prabhuLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. śakti sañcārilāinfused spiritual strength
  4. sarva-tattvaall conclusive truths
  5. nirūpaṇein ascertaining
  6. pravīṇa karilāmade him fully experienced
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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”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Why is agreement with the disciplic succession important when forming an understanding of devotional service?

Practice

Review one conclusion you have drawn from your study and check that it agrees with the teaching given here.

Live this todayRight Understanding Through the Lord’s GuidanceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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