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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 2: The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Madhya 2.31Madhya 2.33

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 2.32

কৃষ্ণের অধরামৃত,     কৃষ্ণ-গুণ-চরিত,

সুধাসার-স্বাদ-বিনিন্দন ।

তার স্বাদ যে না জানে,     জন্মিয়া না মৈল কেনে,

সে রসনা ভেক জিহ্বা সম ॥ ৩২ ॥

kṛṣṇera adharāmṛta, kṛṣṇa-guṇa-carita,

sudhā-sāra-svāda-vinindana

tāra svāda ye nā jāne, janmiyā nā maila kene,

se rasanā bheka jihvā sama

Translation

“The nectar from the lips of Lord Kṛṣṇa and His transcendental qualities and characteristics surpass the taste of the essence of all nectar, and there is no fault in tasting such nectar. If one does not taste it, he should die immediately after birth, and his tongue is to be considered no better than the tongue of a frog.

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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.

Taste Kṛṣṇa’s Surpassing Nectar

  1. 1

    The nectar of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s lips and His transcendental qualities and characteristics surpasses the essence of all nectar.

  2. 2

    The speaker states that there is no fault in tasting such nectar.

  3. 3

    The comparison to a frog’s tongue and the severe words about life without this taste express the speaker’s intense valuation of Kṛṣṇa’s nectar.

How it feels

Overwhelming divine separation. A preview of the last years reveals the Lord’s intense separation from Kṛṣṇa.

The mood of Madhya 2 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 2: The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The author expects that reading the pastimes of the Lord will gradually help a person awaken his dormant love of Kṛṣṇa. Actually this Caitanya-caritāmṛta was compiled by the author during very old age.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 2
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. kṛṣṇeraof Lord Kṛṣṇa
  2. adhara-amṛtathe nectar of the lips
  3. kṛṣṇaof Lord Kṛṣṇa
  4. guṇathe qualities
  5. caritathe activities
  6. sudhā-sāraof the essence of all nectar
  7. svādathe taste
  8. vinindanasurpassing
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this verse suggest is truly worth tasting and appreciating?

Practice

Read aloud the description of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s nectar, then pause to reflect on its surpassing sweetness.

Live this todayTaste Kṛṣṇa’s Surpassing NectarThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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