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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.203
‘কেবলা’র শুদ্ধপ্রেম ‘ঐশ্বর্য’ না জানে ।
ঐশ্বর্য দেখিলেও নিজ-সম্বন্ধ সে মানে ॥ ২০৩ ॥
‘kevalā’ra śuddha-prema ‘aiśvarya’ nā jāne
aiśvarya dekhileo nija-sambandha se māne
“In the stage of kevalā [unalloyed devotion] a devotee does not consider the unlimited opulence of Kṛṣṇa, even though he experiences it. He takes seriously only his own relationship with Kṛṣṇa.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
In pure, unalloyed devotion, a devotee forgets Kṛṣṇa’s opulences even while seeing them. His own relationship with Kṛṣṇa is what matters to him.
Especially in friendship, the devotee considers himself equal to Kṛṣṇa. This does not mean actually comparing oneself to Kṛṣṇa.
Because the devotee is so advanced in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he can behave with Kṛṣṇa as he would with an ordinary man.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
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
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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: “relationship”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this verse distinguish intimate friendship with Kṛṣṇa from actually claiming equality with Him?
Read the translation once slowly, then write one sentence about why relationship matters most in unalloyed devotion.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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