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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 21.119Madhya 21.121

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 21.120

সেইরূপ ব্রজাশ্রয়,     ঐশ্বর্য-মাধুর্যময়,

দিব্যগুণগণ-রত্নালয় ।

আনের বৈভব-সত্তা,     কৃষ্ণদত্ত ভগবত্তা,

কৃষ্ণ — সর্ব-অংশী, সর্বাশ্রয় ॥ ১২০ ॥

sei-rūpa vrajāśraya, aiśvarya-mādhuryamaya,

divya-guṇa-gaṇa-ratnālaya

ānera vaibhava-sattā, kṛṣṇa-datta bhagavattā,

kṛṣṇa — sarva-aṁśī, sarvāśraya

Translation

“Such ecstatic transactions between Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs are possible only in Vṛndāvana, which is full of the opulences of transcendental love. The form of Kṛṣṇa is the original source of all transcendental qualities. It is like a mine of gems. The opulences belonging to all the personal expansions of Kṛṣṇa are to be understood to be bestowed by Kṛṣṇa; therefore Kṛṣṇa is the original source and shelter of everyone.

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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 Everyone’s Original Source and Shelter

  1. 1

    The ecstatic exchanges between Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs are possible only in Vṛndāvana, which is full of the opulences of transcendental love.

  2. 2

    Kṛṣṇa’s form is the original source of all transcendental qualities, like a mine of gems.

  3. 3

    The opulences of all His personal expansions are bestowed by Kṛṣṇa. He is therefore the original source and shelter of everyone.

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-rūpathat supernatural beauty
  2. vraja-āśrayawhose abode is in Vṛndāvana
  3. aiśvarya-mādhurya-mayafull of opulence and the sweetness of love
  4. divya-guṇa-gaṇaof transcendental qualities
  5. ratna-ālayathe source of all the gems
  6. āneraof others
  7. vaibhava-sattāthe presence of opulences
  8. kṛṣṇa-dattaall bestowed by Kṛṣṇa
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “vṛndāvana”, “gopīs”

  • 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”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “shelter”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does it mean to you that Kṛṣṇa is the shelter of everyone?

Practice

Pause today and recall this teaching: Kṛṣṇa is the original source and shelter of everyone.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Is Everyone’s Original Source and ShelterThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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