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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 19.153Madhya 19.155

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.154

তবে যায় তদুপরি ‘গোলোক-বৃন্দাবন’ ।

‘কৃষ্ণচরণ’-কল্পবৃক্ষে করে আরোহণ ॥ ১৫৪ ॥

tabe yāya tad-upari ‘goloka-vṛndāvana’

‘kṛṣṇa-caraṇa’-kalpa-vṛkṣe kare ārohaṇa

Translation

“Being situated in one’s heart and being watered by śravaṇa-kīrtana, the bhakti creeper grows more and more. In this way it attains the shelter of the desire tree of the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, who is eternally situated in the planet known as Goloka Vṛndāvana, in the topmost region of the spiritual sky.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Water the Creeper Toward Kṛṣṇa’s Shelter

  1. 1

    The bhakti creeper is situated in one’s heart.

  2. 2

    Watered by śravaṇa-kīrtana, the creeper grows more and more.

  3. 3

    It attains the shelter of the desire tree of Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet. Kṛṣṇa is eternally situated in Goloka Vṛndāvana, in the topmost region of the spiritual sky.

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 the ten days at Prayāga, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was instructed by the Lord, who gave him the basic principles of the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu. The Lord then sent Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī to Vṛndāvana.
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. tabethereafter
  2. yāyagoes
  3. tat-uparito the top of that (the spiritual sky)
  4. goloka-vṛndāvanato the planet known as Goloka Vṛndāvana where Kṛṣṇa lives
  5. kṛṣṇa-caraṇaof the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa
  6. kalpa-vṛkṣeon the desire tree
  7. kare ārohaṇaclimbs
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “shelter”, “lotus feet”

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “vṛndāvana”

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

How can I give more regular attention to watering the bhakti creeper in my heart?

Practice

Set aside a few minutes today for hearing and chanting, with your attention on taking shelter of Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet.

Live this todayWater the Creeper Toward Kṛṣṇa’s ShelterThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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