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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 21.47Madhya 21.49

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 21.48

অনন্ত বৈকুণ্ঠ যাহাঁ ভাণ্ডার-কোঠরি ।

পারিষদগণে ষড়ৈশ্বর্যে আছে ভরি’ ॥ ৪৮ ॥

ananta vaikuṇṭha yāhāṅ bhāṇḍāra-koṭhari

pāriṣada-gaṇe ṣaḍ-aiśvarye āche bhari’

Translation

“Innumerable Vaikuṇṭha planets, which are just like different rooms of a treasure-house, are all there, filled with all opulences. Those unlimited planets house the Lord’s eternal associates, who are also enriched with the six opulences.

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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.

Vaikuṇṭha Houses the Lord’s Eternal Associates

  1. 1

    The innumerable Vaikuṇṭha planets are like different rooms of a treasure-house.

  2. 2

    These unlimited planets are filled with all opulences.

  3. 3

    The Lord’s eternal associates live on these planets and are also enriched with the six opulences.

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. anantaunlimited
  2. vaikuṇṭhaVaikuṇṭha planets
  3. yāhāṅwhere
  4. bhāṇḍāra-koṭharilike rooms of a treasure-house
  5. pāriṣada-gaṇeeternal associates
  6. ṣaṭ-aiśvaryewith the six opulences
  7. ācheare
  8. bhari’filling
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “associates”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the image of rooms in a treasure-house help you understand the Vaikuṇṭha planets?

Practice

Write down the treasure-house comparison and note that the Lord’s eternal associates live on these planets.

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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 todayVaikuṇṭha Houses the Lord’s Eternal AssociatesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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