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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 19.157Madhya 19.159

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.158

কিন্তু যদি লতার অঙ্গে উঠে ‘উপশাখা’ ।

ভুক্তি-মুক্তি-বাঞ্ছা, যত অসংখ্য তার লেখা ॥ ১৫৮ ॥

kintu yadi latāra saṅge uṭhe ‘upaśākhā’

bhukti-mukti-vāñchā, yata asaṅkhya tāra lekhā

Translation

“Sometimes unwanted creepers, such as the creepers of desires for material enjoyment and liberation from the material world, grow along with the creeper of devotional service. The varieties of such unwanted creepers are unlimited.

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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.

Recognize Unwanted Desires Alongside Devotion

  1. 1

    Unwanted creepers sometimes grow alongside the creeper of devotional service.

  2. 2

    Desires for material enjoyment and liberation from the material world are examples of these unwanted creepers.

  3. 3

    The varieties of unwanted creepers are unlimited. Not everything growing alongside devotion is itself 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:

Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī finally reached Prayāga and met with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for ten successive days. During this time, Vallabha Bhaṭṭa extended an invitation to the Lord with great respect.
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. kintubut
  2. yadiif
  3. latārathe creeper of devotional service
  4. saṅgewith
  5. uṭhearise
  6. upaśākhāunwanted creepers
  7. bhuktifor material enjoyment
  8. muktifor liberation from the material world
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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

Do I notice desires for material enjoyment or liberation growing alongside my devotion?

Practice

Write down one desire for material enjoyment or liberation that you notice in yourself today, recognizing it as distinct from devotional service.

Live this todayRecognize Unwanted Desires Alongside DevotionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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