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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 21.98 Madhya 21.100

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 21.99

ঐশ্বর্য কহিতে প্রভুর কৃষ্ণস্ফূর্তি হৈল ।

মাধুর্যে মজিল মন, এক শ্লোক পড়িল ॥ ৯৯ ॥

aiśvarya kahite prabhura kṛṣṇa-sphūrti haila

mādhurye majila mana, eka śloka paḍila

Translation

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was describing the opulences and spiritual potencies of Kṛṣṇa in this way, there was an awakening of love of Kṛṣṇa within Him. His mind became immersed in the sweetness of conjugal love, and He quoted the following verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Describing Kṛṣṇa Awakens Love

1
As Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu described Kṛṣṇa’s opulences and spiritual potencies, love of Kṛṣṇa awakened within Him.
2
His mind became immersed in the sweetness of conjugal love.
3
In this state, He quoted a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

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

Madhya 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

aiśvarya kahitewhile describing the opulence
prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
kṛṣṇa-sphūrtiawakening of love of Kṛṣṇa
hailathere was
mādhuryein the sweetness of conjugal love
majila manathe mind became immersed
ekaone
ślokaverse
paḍilarecited

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “conjugal”
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 of krsna”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What connection do you notice between describing Kṛṣṇa and the awakening of love within Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

Practice

Read this translation once aloud, paying attention to the movement from describing Kṛṣṇa to love of Him.

Live this todayDescribing Kṛṣṇa Awakens LoveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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