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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 19.149Madhya 19.151

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.150

মুক্তানামপি সিদ্ধানাং নারায়ণপরায়ণঃ ।

সুদুর্লভঃ প্রশান্তাত্মা কোটিষ্বপি মহামুনে ॥ ১৫০ ॥

muktānām api siddhānāṁ

nārāyaṇa-parāyaṇaḥ

sudurlabhaḥ praśāntātmā

koṭiṣv api mahā-mune

Translation

“ ‘O great sage, out of many millions of materially liberated people who are free from ignorance, and out of many millions of siddhas who have nearly attained perfection, there is hardly one pure devotee of Nārāyaṇa. Only such a devotee is actually completely satisfied and peaceful.’

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Pure Devotion Brings Complete Satisfaction

  1. 1

    Among millions of liberated people and nearly perfected siddhas, a pure devotee of Nārāyaṇa is very rare.

  2. 2

    The nārāyaṇa-parāyaṇa, or devotee of Lord Nārāyaṇa, is already liberated from material bondage and possesses all the perfections of yoga.

  3. 3

    Complete satisfaction requires passing beyond bhukti-mukti-siddhi and reaching pure devotion. Only such a devotee is completely satisfied and peaceful.

Key points from the purport
  • The nārāyaṇa-parāyaṇa, the devotee of Lord Nārāyaṇa, is the only blissful person.
  • One who becomes a nārāyaṇa-parāyaṇa is already liberated from material bondage.
  • Unless one comes to the platform of nārāyaṇa-parāyaṇa and passes over the platform of bhukti-mukti-siddhi, he cannot be fully satisfied.

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

Connected verses· 1

The purport of CC Madhya 19.150 quotesSB 6.14.5

This verse is quoted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (6.14.5).

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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:

During this time, Vallabha Bhaṭṭa extended an invitation to the Lord with great respect. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu introduced Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī to Vallabha Bhaṭṭa.
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. muktānāmof persons liberated or freed from the bondage of ignorance
  2. apieven
  3. siddhānāmof persons who have achieved perfection
  4. nārāyaṇaof the Supreme Personality of Godhead
  5. parāyaṇaḥthe devotee
  6. su-durlabhaḥvery rare
  7. praśānta-ātmācompletely satisfied, desireless
  8. koṭiṣuamong many millions
  9. apicertainly
  10. mahā-muneO great sage
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

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    In this verse: “pure devotee”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What would change if you sought satisfaction in pure devotion rather than personal attainments?

Practice

Take a quiet minute today to express your wish to serve Lord Nārāyaṇa rather than seek enjoyment, liberation or perfections.

Live this todayPure Devotion Brings Complete SatisfactionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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