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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 21.79

কৃষ্ণ-সহ দ্বারকা-বৈভব অনুভব হৈল ।

একত্র মিলনে কেহ কাহো না দেখিল ॥ ৭৯ ॥

kṛṣṇa-saha dvārakā-vaibhava anubhava haila

ekatra milane keha kāho nā dekhila

Translation

“Thus the opulence of Dvārakā was perceived by each and every one of them. Although they were all assembled together, no one could see anyone but himself.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa’s Inconceivable Potency Governs Their Perception

  1. 1

    The four-headed Brahmā perceived the opulence of Dvārakā-dhāma, where Kṛṣṇa was staying.

  2. 2

    Brahmās with ten to ten million heads and many Lord Śivas were assembled. Only the four-headed Brahmā of this universe could see them all.

  3. 3

    By Kṛṣṇa’s inconceivable potency, the others could not see one another. His energy prevented them from meeting or talking among themselves individually.

Key points from the purport
  • The four-headed Brahmā perceived the opulence of Dvārakā-dhāma, where Kṛṣṇa was staying, and although there were Brahmās present having ten to ten million heads, and although many Lord Śivas were also assembled, only the four-headed Brahmā of this universe could see all of them.
  • By the inconceivable potency of Kṛṣṇa, the others could not see one another.
  • Although all the Brahmās and Śivas were assembled together, due to Kṛṣṇa’s energy they could not meet or talk among themselves individually.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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. kṛṣṇa-sahawith Kṛṣṇa
  2. dvārakā-vaibhavathe opulence of Dvārakā
  3. anubhava hailathere was perception
  4. ekatra milanealthough they came together
  5. kehasomeone
  6. kāhoanyone else
  7. nā dekhiladid not see
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “assembled”, “together”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this account help you reflect on Kṛṣṇa’s inconceivable potency?

Practice

Write one sentence describing how Kṛṣṇa’s energy shaped what those assembled could see.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Inconceivable Potency Governs Their PerceptionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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