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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 19.173Madhya 19.175

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.174

স এব ভক্তিযোগাখ্য আত্যন্তিক উদাহৃতঃ ।

যেনাতিব্রজ্য ত্রিগুণং মদ্ভাবায়োপপদ্যতে ॥ ১৭৪ ॥

sa eva bhakti-yogākhya

ātyantika udāhṛtaḥ

yenātivrajya tri-guṇaṁ

mad-bhāvāyopapadyate

Translation

“ ‘Bhakti-yoga, as described above, is the ultimate goal of life. By rendering devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one transcends the modes of material nature and attains the spiritual position on the platform of direct 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.

Devotional Service Is Life’s Ultimate Goal

  1. 1

    Bhakti-yoga is the ultimate goal of life.

  2. 2

    By rendering devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one transcends the modes of material nature.

  3. 3

    One attains the spiritual position on the platform of direct 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:

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. saḥthat (having the above symptoms)
  2. evacertainly
  3. bhakti-yoga-ākhyaḥcalled bhakti-yoga
  4. ātyantikaḥthe ultimate goal of life
  5. udāhṛtaḥdescribed as
  6. yenaby which
  7. ativrajyatranscending
  8. tri-guṇamthe three modes of material nature
  9. mat-bhāvāyafor direct touch with Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and My nature
  10. upapadyateone becomes qualified
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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 does seeing devotional service as life’s ultimate goal change my priorities?

Practice

Set aside a specific time today for devotional service, treating it as a priority.

Live this todayDevotional Service Is Life’s Ultimate GoalThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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