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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 19.135Madhya 19.137

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.136

প্রভু কহে, — শুন, রূপ, ভক্তিরসের লক্ষণ ।

সূত্ররূপে কহি, বিস্তার না যায় বর্ণন ॥ ১৩৬ ॥

prabhu kahe, — śuna, rūpa, bhakti-rasera lakṣaṇa

sūtra-rūpe kahi, vistāra nā yāya varṇana

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “My dear Rūpa, please listen to Me. It is not possible to describe devotional service completely; therefore I am just trying to give you a synopsis of the symptoms of devotional service.

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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.

Listening to the Teachings of Devotional Service

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu affectionately asks Rūpa to listen to Him.

  2. 2

    He says that devotional service cannot be described completely.

  3. 3

    He therefore offers a synopsis of the symptoms of devotional service.

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:

He was informed that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was going to Vṛndāvana from Jagannātha Purī through the forest of Jhārikhaṇḍa (Jharkhand); therefore he sent two people to Jagannātha Purī to find out when the Lord would leave for Vṛndāvana. In this way Rūpa Gosvāmī retired, but Sanātana Gosvāmī told the Nawab that he was sick and could not attend to his work.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhu kaheŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spoke
  2. śunaplease listen
  3. rūpaMy dear Rūpa
  4. bhakti-raseraof the transcendental mellows in devotional service
  5. lakṣaṇathe symptoms
  6. sūtra-rūpein the form of a synopsis
  7. kahiI shall explain
  8. vistārathe whole breadth
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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 you listen attentively while recognizing that there is more to learn about devotional service?

Practice

Read this translation slowly and write down one point you want to remember.

Live this todayListening to the Teachings of Devotional ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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