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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
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 19.235 Madhya 19.237

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.236

ভাবিতে ভাবিতে কৃষ্ণ স্ফুরয়ে অন্তরে ।

কৃষ্ণকৃপায় অজ্ঞ পায় রসসিন্ধু-পারে ॥ ২৩৬ ॥

bhāvite bhāvite kṛṣṇa sphuraye antare

kṛṣṇa-kṛpāya ajña pāya rasa-sindhu-pāre

Translation

“When one thinks of Kṛṣṇa constantly, love for Him manifests within the heart. Even though one may be ignorant, one can reach the far shore of the ocean of transcendental love by Lord Kṛṣṇa’s mercy.”

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Remember Kṛṣṇa and Depend on His Mercy

1
When one thinks of Kṛṣṇa constantly, love for Him manifests within the heart.
2
Even someone who is ignorant can reach the far shore of the ocean of transcendental love.
3
Reaching that far shore is possible by Lord Kṛṣṇa’s mercy.

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.

bhāvite bhāvitein this way when one is strictly in thought
kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa
sphuraye antaremanifests within
kṛṣṇa-kṛpāyaby the mercy of Kṛṣṇa
ajñaone not expert in knowledge
pāyareaches
rasa-sindhu-pārethe far shore of the ocean of transcendental mellows

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mercy”
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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the promise of Kṛṣṇa’s mercy encourage you when you feel your understanding is limited?

Practice

Set aside one quiet minute today to think of Kṛṣṇa and ask for His mercy.

Live this todayRemember Kṛṣṇa and Depend on His MercyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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