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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 22: The Process of Devotional Service

Madhya 22.103 Madhya 22.105

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.104

এবে সাধনভক্তি-লক্ষণ শুন, সনাতন ।

যাহা হৈতে পাই কৃষ্ণপ্রেম-মহাধন ॥ ১০৪ ॥

ebe sādhana-bhakti-lakṣaṇa śuna, sanātana

yāhā haite pāi kṛṣṇa-prema-mahā-dhana

Translation

“My dear Sanātana, please now hear about the regulative principles for the execution of devotional service. By this process, one can attain the highest perfection of love of Godhead, which is the most desirable treasure.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Devotional Principles Lead to Love of Godhead

1
Sanātana is invited to hear about the regulative principles for executing devotional service.
2
Following this process can bring one to the highest perfection of love of Godhead.
3
Love of Godhead is described as the most desirable treasure.

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

Madhya 22: The Process of Devotional Service

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

Devotional service has been divided into two categories — regulative devotional service and spontaneous love. There are sixty-four items listed in regulative devotional service, and out of these sixty-four the last five are considered very important.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

ebenow
sādhana-bhaktiregulative principles for executing devotional service
lakṣaṇathe symptoms
śunaplease hear
sanātanaMy dear Sanātana
yāhā haitefrom which
pāione can get
kṛṣṇa-prema-mahā-dhanathe most valuable treasure of love for Kṛṣṇa

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

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: “service”
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 godhead”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I regard love of Godhead as the treasure I most want to attain?

Practice

Take a quiet minute today to read this teaching attentively, keeping love of Godhead as your aim.

Live this todayDevotional Principles Lead to Love of GodheadThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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