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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 22: The Process of Devotional Service

Madhya 22.105 Madhya 22.107

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.106

শ্রবণাদি-ক্রিয়া — তার ‘স্বরূপ’-লক্ষণ ।

‘তটস্থ’-লক্ষণে উপজায় প্রেমধন ॥ ১০৬ ॥

śravaṇādi-kriyā — tāra ‘svarūpa’-lakṣaṇa

‘taṭastha’-lakṣaṇe upajāya prema-dhana

Translation

“The spiritual activities of hearing, chanting, remembering and so forth are the natural characteristics of devotional service. The marginal characteristic is that it awakens pure love for Kṛṣṇa.

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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 Activities Awaken Pure Love

1
Hearing, chanting and remembering are spiritual activities of devotional service.
2
These activities are described as the natural characteristics of devotional service.
3
Its marginal characteristic is that it awakens pure love for Kṛṣṇa.

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:

He also describes the characteristics of a pure devotee. A devotee’s most formidable enemy is association with women in an enjoying spirit.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

śravaṇa-ādi-kriyāthe process of hearing, chanting and so forth
tāraof that
svarūpa-lakṣaṇasymptoms of the nature
taṭastha-lakṣaṇemarginal symptoms
upajāyaawakens
prema-dhanalove of Godhead

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

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 for krsna”, “pure love”
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”
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: “chanting”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I keep the awakening of pure love for Kṛṣṇa in view while practicing?

Practice

Spend a few minutes today chanting and remembering Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayDevotional Activities Awaken Pure LoveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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