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3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 19.230 Madhya 19.232

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.231

মধুর-রসে — কৃষ্ণনিষ্ঠা, সেবা অতিশয় ।

সখ্যের অসঙ্কোচ, লালন-মমতাধিক্য হয় ॥ ২৩১ ॥

madhura-rase — kṛṣṇa-niṣṭhā, sevā atiśaya

sakhyera asaṅkoca, lālana-mamatādhikya haya

Translation

“On the platform of conjugal love, attachment for Kṛṣṇa, rendering service unto Him, the relaxed feelings of fraternity and the feelings of maintenance all increase in intimacy.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Conjugal Love Deepens Devotional Intimacy

1
On the platform of conjugal love, attachment for Kṛṣṇa increases in intimacy.
2
Rendering service to Him and the relaxed feelings of fraternity also become more intimate.
3
The feelings of maintenance likewise increase in intimacy on this platform.

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

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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

madhura-raseon the platform of conjugal love
kṛṣṇa-niṣṭhāattachment for Kṛṣṇa
sevā atiśayaan improved rendering of service
sakhyeraof the platform of fraternity
asaṅkocarelaxation
lālanamaintenance
mamatā-adhikyaincrease of intimacy
hayathere is

Key ideas in this 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: “fraternity”, “conjugal”
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”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this verse help you notice about the different feelings involved in serving Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Write down the four aspects named here: attachment, service, relaxed fraternity, and feelings of maintenance.

Live this todayConjugal Love Deepens Devotional IntimacyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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