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  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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service
Madhya 22.115Madhya 22.117

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.116

কৃষ্ণপ্রীত্যে ভোগত্যাগ, কৃষ্ণতীর্থে বাস ।

যাবন্নিৰ্বাহ-প্রতিগ্রহ, একাদশ্যুপবাস ॥ ১১৬ ॥

kṛṣṇa-prītye bhoga-tyāga, kṛṣṇa-tīrthe vāsa

yāvan-nirvāha-pratigraha, ekādaśy-upavāsa

Translation

“The next steps are as follows: (6) One should be prepared to give up everything for Kṛṣṇa’s satisfaction, and one should also accept everything for Kṛṣṇa’s satisfaction. (7) One must live in a place where Kṛṣṇa is present — a city like Vṛndāvana or Mathurā or a Kṛṣṇa temple. (8) One should acquire a livelihood that is just sufficient to keep body and soul together. (9) One must fast on the Ekādaśī day.

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

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Arrange Your Life for Kṛṣṇa’s Satisfaction

  1. 1

    One should be prepared both to give up everything and to accept everything for Kṛṣṇa’s satisfaction.

  2. 2

    One must live where Kṛṣṇa is present, such as Vṛndāvana, Mathurā or a Kṛṣṇa temple.

  3. 3

    One should acquire a livelihood just sufficient to keep body and soul together. One must also fast on Ekādaśī.

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:

One has to fully surrender unto the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa and give up attraction for women and nondevotees. The six symptoms of fully surrendered souls are also described in this chapter.
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. kṛṣṇa-prītyefor satisfaction of Kṛṣṇa
  2. bhoga-tyāgaacceptance and rejection of something
  3. kṛṣṇa-tīrthe vāsaresidence in a place where Kṛṣṇa is situated
  4. yāvat-nirvāhaas much as required to keep the body and soul together
  5. pratigrahaacceptance of gifts
  6. ekādaśī-upavāsaobservance of fasting on the Ekādaśī day
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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: “together”

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “vṛndāvana”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Are my choices about what to accept or give up guided by Kṛṣṇa’s satisfaction?

Practice

Review one thing you plan to acquire today and ask whether accepting it would serve Kṛṣṇa’s satisfaction.

Live this todayLive where the Lord is presentA practice of bhakti taught in this verse

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