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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 19.192Madhya 19.194

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.193

গোকুলে ‘কেবলা’ রতি ঐশ্বর্যজ্ঞানহীন ।

পুরীদ্বয়ে, বৈকুণ্ঠাদ্যে — ঐশ্বর্য-প্রবীণ ॥ ১৯৩ ॥

gokule ‘kevalā’ rati — aiśvarya-jñāna-hīna

purī-dvaye, vaikuṇṭhādye — aiśvarya-pravīṇa

Translation

“Pure attachment without reverence is found in Gokula Vṛndāvana. Attachment in which awe and reverence are prominent is found in the two cities Mathurā and Dvārakā and in Vaikuṇṭha.

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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.

Where Each Kind of Attachment Is Found

  1. 1

    Pure attachment without reverence is found in Gokula Vṛndāvana.

  2. 2

    Attachment with prominent awe and reverence is found in Mathurā and Dvārakā.

  3. 3

    Attachment with prominent awe and reverence is also found in Vaikuṇṭha.

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:

Kavirāja Gosvāmī then extensively describes the living condition of Śrī Rūpa and Sanātana at Vṛndāvana. 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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. gokulein Gokula Vṛndāvana
  2. kevalā ratiflawless attachment
  3. aiśvarya-jñāna-hīnawithout reverential considerations
  4. purī-dvayein two purīs, namely Mathurā-purī and Dvārakā-purī
  5. vaikuṇṭha-ādyein the Vaikuṇṭha planets
  6. aiśvarya-pravīṇaprominence of awe and reverence
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does knowing these places help you remember the distinction between the two kinds of attachment?

Practice

Make two headings—“without reverence” and “awe and reverence prominent”—and place each location under the appropriate heading.

Live this todayWhere Each Kind of Attachment Is FoundThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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