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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service
Madhya 22.11Madhya 22.13

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.12

‘নিত্যবদ্ধ’ — কৃষ্ণ হৈতে নিত্য-বহির্মুখ ।

‘নিত্যসংসার’, ভুঞ্জে নরকাদি দুঃখ ॥ ১২ ॥

‘nitya-bandha’ — kṛṣṇa haite nitya-bahirmukha

‘nitya-saṁsāra’, bhuñje narakādi duḥkha

Translation

“Apart from the ever-liberated devotees, there are the conditioned souls, who always turn away from the service of the Lord. They are perpetually conditioned in this material world and are subjected to the material tribulations brought about by different bodily forms in hellish conditions.

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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.

Turning Away from Service Brings Conditioning

  1. 1

    Conditioned souls are distinct from the ever-liberated devotees.

  2. 2

    They always turn away from the service of the Lord and remain perpetually conditioned in this material world.

  3. 3

    They suffer material tribulations brought about by different bodily forms in hellish conditions.

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 ) .
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. nitya-bandhaperpetually conditioned
  2. kṛṣṇa haitefrom Kṛṣṇa
  3. nityaeternally
  4. bahir-mukhaaverse
  5. nitya-saṁsāraperpetually conditioned in the material world
  6. bhuñjeexperience
  7. naraka-ādi duḥkhathe tribulations of hellish conditions of life
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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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Where do you notice a tendency to turn away from serving the Lord?

Practice

Identify one moment today when you resist serving the Lord, and pause to reconsider that choice.

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Śrīla Prabhupāda speaks

His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.

1 lecture given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.

Live this todayTurning Away from Service Brings ConditioningThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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