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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 21.54
এই তিন ধামের হয় কৃষ্ণ অধীশ্বর ।
গোলোক-পরব্যোম — প্রকৃতির পর ॥ ৫৪ ॥
ei tina dhāmera haya kṛṣṇa adhīśvara
goloka-paravyoma — prakṛtira para
“Kṛṣṇa is the supreme proprietor of all dhāmas, including Goloka-dhāma, Vaikuṇṭha-dhāma and Devī-dhāma. The paravyoma and Goloka-dhāma are beyond Devī-dhāma, this material world.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Kṛṣṇa is the supreme proprietor of all dhāmas. The paravyoma and Goloka-dhāma are beyond Devī-dhāma, the material world.
A soul liberated from Devī-dhāma who does not know Hari-dhāma’s opulence is placed in Maheśa-dhāma. This abode lies between Devī-dhāma and Hari-dhāma.
In Maheśa-dhāma, the liberated soul has no opportunity to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although it is Lord Śiva’s abode and above Devī-dhāma, the spiritual world begins with Hari-dhāma, or Vaikuṇṭhaloka.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
In this chapter Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu fully describes Kṛṣṇaloka, the spiritual sky, the Causal Ocean and the material world, which consists of innumerable universes. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then describes Lord Brahmā’s interview with Kṛṣṇa at Dvārakā and the Lord’s curbing the pride of Brahmā.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 21
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “hari-dhāma’s”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “serve”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Why is the opportunity to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead important when considering liberation?
Write down the distinction between being liberated from Devī-dhāma and having the opportunity to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.
1 lecture given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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