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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 19.187Madhya 19.189

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.188

পঞ্চরস ‘স্থায়ী’ ব্যাপী রহে ভক্ত-মনে ।

সপ্ত গৌণ ‘আগন্তুক’ পাইয়ে কারণে ॥ ১৮৮ ॥

pañca-rasa ‘sthāyī’ vyāpī rahe bhakta-mane

sapta gauṇa ‘āgantuka’ pāiye kāraṇe

Translation

“The five direct transcendental mellows of devotional service are permanently situated in the heart of the devotee, whereas the seven indirect emotions appear suddenly under certain conditions and appear more powerful.

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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.

Permanent Mellows and Sudden Emotions

  1. 1

    The five direct transcendental mellows of devotional service are permanently situated in the devotee’s heart.

  2. 2

    The seven indirect emotions appear suddenly under certain conditions.

  3. 3

    When these indirect emotions arise, they appear more powerful than the direct mellows.

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:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu introduced Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī to Vallabha Bhaṭṭa. After this, a brāhmaṇa scholar named Raghupati Upādhyāya arrived and discussed Kṛṣṇa consciousness with the Lord.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. pañca-rasafive direct transcendental mellows
  2. sthāyīpermanently existing
  3. vyāpīexpanded
  4. raheremain situated
  5. bhakta-manein the heart of a devotee
  6. sapta gauṇaseven indirect mellows
  7. āgantukaaccidental
  8. pāiyeappearing
  9. kāraṇeunder certain conditions
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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”

  • Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling

    Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “mellows”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this distinction help you separate permanence from apparent emotional strength?

Practice

Write one sentence contrasting the permanent direct mellows with the sudden indirect emotions.

Live this todayPermanent Mellows and Sudden EmotionsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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