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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 2.67Madhya 2.69

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 2.68

ভুবনের নারীগণ,     সবা’ কর আকর্ষণ,

তাহাঁ কর সব সমাধান ।

তুমি কৃষ্ণ — চিত্তহর,     ঐছে কোন পামর,

তোমারে বা কেবা করে মান ॥ ৬৮ ॥

bhuvanera nārī-gaṇa, sabā’ kara ākarṣaṇa,

tāhāṅ kara saba samādhāna

tumi kṛṣṇa — citta-hara, aiche kona pāmara,

tomāre vā kebā kare māna

Translation

“My dear Lord, You attract all the women of the universe, and You make adjustments for all of them when they appear. You are Lord Kṛṣṇa, and You can enchant everyone, but on the whole, You are nothing but a debauchee. Who can honor You?

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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.

Words of Reproach to Enchanting Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa is addressed as the Lord who attracts all the women of the universe.

  2. 2

    The speaker says that He makes adjustments for all of them when they appear and can enchant everyone.

  3. 3

    The address turns to reproach, calling Him a debauchee and asking, “Who can honor You?”

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. bhuvaneraof all the universe
  2. nārī-gaṇawomen
  3. sabā’all
  4. karaYou do
  5. ākarṣaṇaattraction
  6. tāhāṅthere
  7. karaYou made
  8. sabaall
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What contrast do you notice between acknowledging Kṛṣṇa’s attraction and reproaching Him?

Practice

Read the verse once and identify where its words turn from describing attraction to expressing reproach.

Live this todayWords of Reproach to Enchanting KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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