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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 20.198Madhya 20.200

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.199

মাঘের দেবতা — মাধব, গোবিন্দ — ফাল্গুনে ।

চৈত্রে — বিষ্ণু, বৈশাখে — শ্রীমধুসূদন ॥ ১৯৯ ॥

māghera devatā — mādhava, govinda — phālgune

caitre — viṣṇu, vaiśākhe — śrī-madhusūdana

Translation

“The predominating Deity of the month of Māgha is Mādhava, and the predominating Deity of the month of Phālguna is Govinda. Viṣṇu is the predominating Deity of Caitra, and Madhusūdana is the predominating Deity of Vaiśākha.

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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.

Deities From Māgha Through Vaiśākha

  1. 1

    Mādhava is the predominating Deity of Māgha, and Govinda is the predominating Deity of Phālguna.

  2. 2

    Viṣṇu is the predominating Deity of Caitra.

  3. 3

    Madhusūdana is the predominating Deity of Vaiśākha.

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:

Thus Sanātana Gosvāmī finally arrived at Vārāṇasī and stood before the door of Candraśekhara. Caitanya Mahāprabhu called him in and ordered him to change his dress so that he would look like a gentleman.
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. māghera devatāthe predominating Deity of the month of Māgha (January-February)
  2. mādhavaMādhava
  3. govindaGovinda
  4. phālgunein the month of Phālguna (February-March)
  5. caitrein the month of Caitra (March-April)
  6. viṣṇuLord Viṣṇu
  7. vaiśākhein the month of Vaiśākha (April-May)
  8. śrī-madhusūdanaMadhusūdana
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which of these month-and-Deity pairs do you remember most easily?

Practice

Read the four month-and-Deity pairs aloud, then try to recall one without looking.

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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 todayDeities From Māgha Through VaiśākhaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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