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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 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth
Madhya 20.128Madhya 20.130

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.129

সর্বজ্ঞের বাক্যে করে ধনের উদ্দেশে ।

ঐছে বেদ-পুরাণ জীবে ‘কৃষ্ণ’ উপদেশে ॥ ১২৯ ॥

sarvajñera vākye kare dhanera uddeśe

aiche veda-purāṇa jīve ‘kṛṣṇa’ upadeśe

Translation

“Just as the words of the astrologer Sarvajñā gave news of the poor man’s treasure, the Vedic literatures advise one about Kṛṣṇa consciousness when one is inquisitive to know why he is in a distressed material condition.

Read this verse on Vedabase.io

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.

Vedic Literature Reveals Kṛṣṇa Consciousness

  1. 1

    The words of the astrologer Sarvajñā gave the poor man news of his treasure.

  2. 2

    Similarly, Vedic literatures advise us about Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

  3. 3

    This guidance addresses one who sincerely asks why he is in a distressed material condition.

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:

When Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī was imprisoned by Nawab Hussain Shah, he received news from Rūpa Gosvāmī that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had gone to Mathurā. Sanātana Gosvāmī thereafter satisfied the superintendent of the jail by sweet solicitations and bribery.
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. sarvajñeraof the astrologer
  2. vākyethe words
  3. karemake
  4. dhaneraof the riches
  5. uddeśenews
  6. aichesimilarly
  7. veda-purāṇaVedic literatures
  8. jīveunto the living entity, the conditioned soul
  9. kṛṣṇaof Lord Kṛṣṇa
  10. upadeśeinstructs
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Am I willing to seek guidance about Kṛṣṇa consciousness when I question my material distress?

Practice

Read this translation again and note what source of guidance it recommends for understanding material distress.

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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 todayVedic Literature Reveals Kṛṣṇa ConsciousnessThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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