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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 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth
Madhya 20.114Madhya 20.116

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.115

তয়া তিরোহিতত্বাচ্চ শক্তিঃ ক্ষেত্রজ্ঞ-সংজ্ঞিতা ।

সর্বভূতেষু ভূপাল তারতম্যেন বর্ততে ॥ ১১৫ ॥

tayā tirohitatvāc ca

śaktiḥ kṣetra-jña-saṁjñitā

sarva-bhūteṣu bhū-pāla

tāratamyena vartate

Translation

“ ‘This living entity, covered by the influence of nescience, exists in different forms in the material condition. O King, he is thus proportionately freed from the influence of the material energy, to greater or lesser degrees.’

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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.

Material Covering Varies Among Living Entities

  1. 1

    The living entity is covered by the influence of nescience.

  2. 2

    Under material conditions, the living entity exists in different forms.

  3. 3

    Freedom from the influence of material energy varies in degree. The living entity is proportionately freed to a greater or lesser extent.

How it feels

Humility and restored identity. A seeker relinquishes status, asks fundamental questions, and receives sambandha knowledge.

The mood of Madhya 20 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

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

First they discussed the constitutional position of the living entities, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained to Sanātana Gosvāmī how the living entity is one of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s energies. After this, the Lord explained the way of devotional service.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 20
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tayāby her
  2. tirohitatvātfrom being under the influence
  3. caalso
  4. śaktiḥthe potency
  5. kṣetra-jñakṣetra-jña
  6. saṁjñitāknown by the name
  7. sarva-bhūteṣuin different types of bodies
  8. bhū-pālaO King
  9. tāratamyenain different degrees
  10. vartateexists
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this verse deepen your understanding of the different degrees of material influence?

Practice

Reread the translation today and identify its three ideas: nescience, different material forms, and differing degrees of freedom from material influence.

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Śrīla Prabhupāda speaks

His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.

1 lecture given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.

Live this todayMaterial Covering Varies Among Living EntitiesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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