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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 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Madhya 21.101Madhya 21.103

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 21.102

কৃষ্ণের মধুর রূপ, শুন, সনাতন ।

যে রূপের এক কণ,     ডুবায় সব ত্রিভুবন,

সর্ব প্রাণী করে আকর্ষণ ॥ ১০২ ॥ ধ্রু ॥

kṛṣṇera madhura rūpa, śuna, sanātana

ye rūpera eka kaṇa, ḍubāya saba tribhuvana,

sarva prāṇī kare ākarṣaṇa

Translation

“My dear Sanātana, the sweet, attractive transcendental form of Kṛṣṇa is so nice. Just try to understand it. Even a fractional understanding of Kṛṣṇa’s beauty can merge all three worlds in the ocean of love. He attracts all living entities within the three worlds.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa’s Beauty Attracts All Living Entities

  1. 1

    Sanātana is invited to understand Kṛṣṇa’s sweet, attractive transcendental form.

  2. 2

    Even a fractional understanding of Kṛṣṇa’s beauty can merge all three worlds in the ocean of love.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa attracts all living entities within the three worlds.

How it feels

Awe becoming attraction. The Lord’s vast opulence is placed beside the intimate sweetness of Kṛṣṇa.

The mood of Madhya 21 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

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

In this chapter the author of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta has presented some nice poems about the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa’s superexcellent beauty. Throughout the rest of the chapter, our intimate relationship ( sambandha ) with Kṛṣṇa is described.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 21
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. kṛṣṇeraof Lord Kṛṣṇa
  2. madhurasweet
  3. rūpaform
  4. śunaplease hear
  5. sanātanaO My dear Sanātana
  6. ye rūperaof which form
  7. eka kaṇaeven a fraction
  8. ḍubāyafloods
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “love”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What encourages you about the power of even a fractional understanding of Kṛṣṇa’s beauty?

Practice

Reread the sentence about fractional understanding and spend a minute considering its promise.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Beauty Attracts All Living EntitiesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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