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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 21.46Madhya 21.48

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 21.47

‘মধ্যম-আবাস’ কৃষ্ণের — ষড়ৈশ্বর্য-ভাণ্ডার ।

অনন্ত স্বরূপে যাহাঁ করেন বিহার ॥ ৪৭ ॥

‘madhyama-āvāsa’ kṛṣṇera — ṣaḍ-aiśvarya-bhāṇḍāra

ananta svarūpe yāhāṅ karena vihāra

Translation

“The spiritual sky, which is full in all six opulences, is the intermediate residence of Lord Kṛṣṇa. It is there that an unlimited number of forms of Kṛṣṇa enjoy Their pastimes.

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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 Unlimited Forms Enjoy Spiritual Pastimes

  1. 1

    The spiritual sky is Lord Kṛṣṇa’s intermediate residence.

  2. 2

    It is full in all six opulences.

  3. 3

    An unlimited number of forms of Kṛṣṇa enjoy Their pastimes there.

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:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then describes Lord Brahmā’s interview with Kṛṣṇa at Dvārakā and the Lord’s curbing the pride of Brahmā. There is also a description of one of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes with Brahmā.
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. madhyama-āvāsathe middle residence
  2. kṛṣṇeraof Lord Kṛṣṇa
  3. ṣaṭ-aiśvarya-bhāṇḍārathe storehouse of six opulences
  4. ananta svarūpein unlimited forms
  5. yāhāṅwhere
  6. karena vihāraenjoys His pastimes
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this verse deepen your understanding of Kṛṣṇa’s intermediate residence?

Practice

Recall the verse’s three descriptions of the spiritual sky: Kṛṣṇa’s intermediate residence, full in six opulences, and the place of His unlimited forms’ pastimes.

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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 todayKṛṣṇa’s Unlimited Forms Enjoy Spiritual PastimesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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