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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 19.214Madhya 19.216

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.215

স্বর্গ, মোক্ষ কৃষ্ণভক্ত ‘নরক’ করি’ মানে ।

কৃষ্ণনিষ্ঠা, তৃষ্ণা-ত্যাগ — শান্তের ‘দুই’ গুণে ॥ ২১৫ ॥

svarga, mokṣa kṛṣṇa-bhakta ‘naraka’ kari’ māne

kṛṣṇa-niṣṭhā, tṛṣṇā-tyāga — śāntera ‘dui’ guṇe

Translation

“When a devotee is situated on the platform of śānta-rasa, he desires neither elevation to the heavenly planets nor liberation. These are the results of karma and jñāna, and the devotee considers them no better than hell. A person situated on the śānta-rasa platform manifests the two transcendental qualities of detachment from all material desires and full attachment to Kṛṣṇa.

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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.

Detachment and Full Attachment to Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    A devotee in śānta-rasa desires neither elevation to the heavenly planets nor liberation.

  2. 2

    Heavenly elevation and liberation are the results of karma and jñāna. The devotee considers these results no better than hell.

  3. 3

    Śānta-rasa manifests two transcendental qualities: detachment from all material desires and full attachment 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. svargathe heavenly kingdom
  2. mokṣaliberation from material bondage
  3. kṛṣṇa-bhaktaa devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa
  4. naraka kari’ māneconsiders as good as hell
  5. kṛṣṇa-niṣṭhābeing fixed at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa
  6. tṛṣṇā-tyāgagiving up all material desires
  7. śānteraof one on the neutrality platform
  8. dui guṇetwo transcendental qualities
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I seek rewards for devotion, or do I seek attachment to Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Take a quiet moment today to express your desire for attachment to Kṛṣṇa rather than heavenly enjoyment or liberation.

Live this todayDetachment and Full Attachment to KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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