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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 22.118Madhya 22.120

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.119

হানি-লাভে সম, শোকাদির বশ না হইব ।

অন্যদেব, অন্যশাস্ত্র নিন্দা না করিব ॥ ১১৯ ॥

hāni-lābhe sama, śokādira vaśa nā ha-iba

anya-deva, anya-śāstra nindā nā kariba

Translation

“(15) The devotee should treat loss and gain equally. (16) The devotee should not be overwhelmed by lamentation. (17) The devotee should not worship demigods, nor should he disrespect them. Similarly, the devotee should not study or criticize other scriptures.

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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.

Remain Steady and Respectful

  1. 1

    The devotee should treat loss and gain equally and should not be overwhelmed by lamentation.

  2. 2

    The devotee should neither worship demigods nor disrespect them.

  3. 3

    The devotee should neither study nor criticize other scriptures.

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:

There are sixty-four items listed in regulative devotional service, and out of these sixty-four the last five are considered very important. By practicing even one of the nine processes of devotional service, one can become successful.
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. hāniin loss
  2. lābhein gain
  3. samaequal
  4. śoka-ādiraof lamentation and so on
  5. vaśaunder the control
  6. nā ha-ibawe should not be
  7. anya-devaother demigods
  8. anya-śāstraother scriptures
  9. nindācriticizing
  10. nā karibawe should not do
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vipralambha · Love in separation

    Separation that intensifies remembrance and longing; especially central to the confidential pastimes at Purī. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “lamentation”

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

How could I respond more evenly to loss and gain?

Practice

When a gain or loss occurs today, pause before responding and try to remain steady.

Live this todayEqual in loss and gainA practice of bhakti taught in this verse

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