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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 22.123Madhya 22.125

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.124

আরাত্রিক-মহোত্সব-শ্রীমূর্তি-দর্শন ।

নিজপ্রিয়-দান, ধ্যান, তদীয়-সেবন ॥ ১২৪ ॥

ārātrika-mahotsava-śrīmūrti-darśana

nija-priya-dāna, dhyāna, tadīya-sevana

Translation

“One should (23) attend ārati and festivals, (24) see the Deity, (25) present what is very dear to oneself to the Deity, (26) meditate on the Deity, and (27-30) serve those related to the Lord.

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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.

Offer What Is Dear and Serve

  1. 1

    One should attend ārati and festivals and see the Deity.

  2. 2

    One should present what is very dear to oneself to the Deity and meditate on the Deity.

  3. 3

    One should serve those related to the Lord.

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:

By practicing even one of the nine processes of devotional service, one can become successful. Speculative knowledge and mystic yoga can never help one in devotional service.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ārātrikaārati
  2. mahotsavafestivals
  3. śrī-mūrti-darśanaseeing the Deity
  4. nija-priya-dānato present to the Lord something very dear to oneself
  5. dhyānameditation
  6. tadīya-sevanarendering service to those related to the Lord
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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: “serve”

  • 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: “festivals”

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

What is very dear to me that I could offer to the Deity?

Practice

Set aside a few minutes today to meditate on the Deity.

Live this todayServingA practice of bhakti taught in this verse

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