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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 19.228Madhya 19.230

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.229

সে অমৃতানন্দে ভক্ত সহ ডুবেন আপনে ।

‘কৃষ্ণ — ভক্তবশ’ গুণ কহে ঐশ্বর্য-জ্ঞানিগণে ॥ ২২৯ ॥

se amṛtānande bhakta saha ḍubena āpane

‘kṛṣṇa — bhakta-vaśa’ guṇa kahe aiśvarya-jñāni-gaṇe

Translation

“The exchange of spiritual happiness between Kṛṣṇa and His devotee in which Kṛṣṇa is controlled by His devotee is compared to an ocean of nectar into which the devotee and Kṛṣṇa plunge. This is the verdict of learned scholars who appreciate Kṛṣṇa’s opulence.

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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.

An Ocean of Shared Spiritual Happiness

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa and His devotee exchange spiritual happiness, and Kṛṣṇa is controlled by His devotee.

  2. 2

    This happiness is compared to an ocean of nectar into which both Kṛṣṇa and the devotee plunge.

  3. 3

    Learned scholars who appreciate Kṛṣṇa’s opulence affirm this loving exchange.

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:

Giving this excuse, he sat at home and studied Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with learned brāhmaṇa scholars. The Nawab Hussain Shah first sent his personal physician to see what the real facts were; then he personally came to see why Sanātana was not attending to official business.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sethat Lord Kṛṣṇa
  2. amṛta-ānandein spiritual happiness
  3. bhaktathe devotee
  4. sahawith
  5. ḍubenaplunges
  6. āpaneHimself
  7. kṛṣṇaKṛṣṇa
  8. bhakta-vaśaof being subjugated by the devotee
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about Kṛṣṇa sharing happiness with His devotee while being controlled by that devotee?

Practice

Read the translation slowly today, pausing to reflect on the shared ocean of spiritual happiness.

Live this todayAn Ocean of Shared Spiritual HappinessThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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