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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 19.75Madhya 19.77

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.76

প্রভুর প্রেমাবেশ, আর প্রভাব ভক্তিসার ।

সৌন্দর্যাদি দেখি’ ভট্টের হৈল চমৎকার ॥ ৭৬ ॥

prabhura premāveśa, āra prabhāva bhakti-sāra

saundaryādi dekhi’ bhaṭṭera haila camatkāra

Translation

When he saw the Lord’s ecstatic love, Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya was certainly very much astonished. He was also astonished by the Lord’s knowledge of the essence of devotional service, as well as by His personal beauty and influence.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord’s Devotional Qualities Inspire Astonishment

  1. 1

    Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya was very much astonished to see the Lord’s ecstatic love.

  2. 2

    He also marveled at the Lord’s knowledge of the essence of devotional service.

  3. 3

    The Lord’s personal beauty and influence added to his astonishment.

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:

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. Knowing that he wanted to resign his post, the Nawab had him arrested and imprisoned.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. prema-āveśaecstasy in love of Godhead
  3. āraand
  4. prabhāvathe influence
  5. bhakti-sārathe essence of devotional service
  6. saundarya-ādipersonal beauty and other qualities
  7. dekhi’seeing
  8. bhaṭṭeraof Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya
  9. hailathere was
  10. camatkāraastonishment
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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: “ecstatic 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

Which of the Lord’s qualities described here most draws my attention?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the Lord’s knowledge of the essence of devotional service.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Devotional Qualities Inspire AstonishmentThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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