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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 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Madhya 21.116Madhya 21.118

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 21.117

সেই ত’ মাধুর্য-সার,     অন্য-সিদ্ধি নাহি তার,

তিঁহো — মাধুর্যাদি-গুণখনি ।

আর সব প্রকাশে,     তাঁর দত্ত গুণ ভাসে,

যাহাঁ যত প্রকাশে কার্য জানি ॥ ১১৭ ॥

sei ta’ mādhurya-sāra, anya-siddhi nāhi tāra,

tiṅho — mādhuryādi-guṇa-khani

āra saba prakāśe, tāṅra datta guṇa bhāse,

yāhāṅ yata prakāśe kārya jāni

Translation

“The quintessence of Kṛṣṇa’s sweet bodily luster is so perfect that there is no perfection above it. He is the immutable mine of all transcendental qualities. In His other manifestations and personal expansions, there is only a partial exhibition of such qualities. We understand all His personal expansions in this way.

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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 Is the Mine of Transcendental Qualities

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa’s sweet bodily luster is so perfect that no perfection stands above it.

  2. 2

    He is the immutable, or unchanging, mine of all transcendental qualities.

  3. 3

    His other manifestations and personal expansions exhibit these qualities only partially. This is how His personal expansions are to be understood.

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. sei ta’ mādhurya-sārathat is the quintessence of sweetness
  2. anya-siddhiperfection due to anything else
  3. nāhithere is not
  4. tāraof that
  5. tiṅhoLord Kṛṣṇa
  6. mādhurya-ādi-guṇa-khanithe mine of transcendental mellows, headed by sweetness
  7. āra sabaall other
  8. prakāśein manifestations
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the image of an unchanging mine help you understand Kṛṣṇa’s qualities?

Practice

Write down the phrase “mine of all transcendental qualities” and reflect on it for one minute.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Is the Mine of Transcendental QualitiesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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