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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 22.101

তবাস্মীতি বদন্‌ বাচা তথৈব মনসা বিদন্‌ ।

তৎস্থানমাশ্রিতস্তন্বা মোদতে শরণাগতঃ ॥ ১০১ ॥

tavāsmīti vadan vācā

tathaiva manasā vidan

tat-sthānam āśritas tanvā

modate śaraṇāgataḥ

Translation

“ ‘One whose body is fully surrendered takes shelter at the holy place where Kṛṣṇa had His pastimes, and he prays to the Lord, “My Lord, I am Yours.” Understanding this with his mind, he enjoys spiritual bliss.’

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

My Lord, I Am Yours

  1. 1

    One whose body is fully surrendered takes shelter at the holy place where Kṛṣṇa had His pastimes.

  2. 2

    Such a devotee prays to the Lord, “My Lord, I am Yours.”

  3. 3

    Understanding this surrender with the mind, the devotee enjoys spiritual bliss.

Key points from the purport
  • The last two verses appear in the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa (11.417-18).

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

Trust and resolution. Devotional practice and association offer a steady path for awakening love.

The mood of Madhya 22 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 22: The Process of Devotional Service

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

If one takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness fully, even though he may sometimes be agitated due to having previously practiced mental speculation and yogic mysticism, he will be saved by Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself. The fact is that devotional service is bestowed by the blessings of a pure devotee ( sa mahātmā su-durlabhaḥ ) .
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 22
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tavaYours
  2. asmiI am
  3. itithus
  4. vadansaying
  5. vācāby words
  6. tathāso
  7. evacertainly
  8. manasāwith the mind
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “surrendered”, “shelter”

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

What would it mean to sincerely understand, “My Lord, I am Yours”?

Practice

Slowly pray, “My Lord, I am Yours,” and spend a quiet moment considering its meaning.

Live this todayMy Lord, I Am YoursThis 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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