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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 19.193Madhya 19.195

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.194

ঐশ্বর্যজ্ঞানপ্রাধান্যে সঙ্কুচিত প্রীতি ।

দেখিয়া না মানে ঐশ্বর্য — কেবলার রীতি ॥ ১৯৪ ॥

aiśvarya-jñāna-prādhānye saṅkucita prīti

dekhiyā nā māne aiśvarya — kevalāra rīti

Translation

“When opulence is very prominent, love of Godhead is somewhat crippled. According to kevalā devotion, however, even though the devotee sees the unlimited potency of Kṛṣṇa, he considers himself equal to Him.

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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.

Prominent Opulence Can Limit Intimate Love

  1. 1

    When opulence is very prominent, love of Godhead is somewhat crippled.

  2. 2

    In kevalā devotion, the devotee sees Kṛṣṇa’s unlimited potency.

  3. 3

    Even while seeing that potency, the devotee considers himself equal to Kṛṣṇa.

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:

After this, a brāhmaṇa scholar named Raghupati Upādhyāya arrived and discussed Kṛṣṇa consciousness with the Lord. Kavirāja Gosvāmī then extensively describes the living condition of Śrī Rūpa and Sanātana at 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. aiśvarya-jñāna-prādhānyein the predominance of awe and veneration
  2. saṅkucitacrippled
  3. prītilove
  4. dekhiyāseeing
  5. nā mānedoes not care
  6. aiśvaryaopulence
  7. kevalāra rītithat is the symptom of pure devotional service
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “love of godhead”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What strikes you about a devotee seeing Kṛṣṇa’s unlimited potency yet considering himself equal to Him?

Practice

Read the translation slowly and note the contrast between prominent opulence and kevalā devotion.

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