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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 22.12Madhya 22.14-15

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.13

সেই দোষে মায়া-পিশাচী দণ্ড করে তারে ।

আধ্যাত্মিকাদি তাপত্রয় তারে জারি’ মারে ॥ ১৩ ॥

sei doṣe māyā-piśācī daṇḍa kare tāre

ādhyātmikādi tāpa-traya tāre jāri’ māre

Translation

“Due to his being opposed to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the conditioned soul is punished by the witch of the external energy, māyā. He is thus ready to suffer the threefold miseries — miseries brought about by the body and mind, the inimical behavior of other living entities and natural disturbances caused by the demigods.

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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.

Opposition to Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Brings Suffering

  1. 1

    Because the conditioned soul is opposed to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he is punished by māyā, the external energy.

  2. 2

    The threefold miseries include suffering brought about by the body and mind and by the inimical behavior of other living entities.

  3. 3

    They also include natural disturbances caused by the demigods.

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:

In all circumstances the living entity is recommended to accept the path of devotional service as personally explained by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The speculative method of the so-called jñānīs is considered a waste of time, and that is proved 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. sei doṣebecause of this fault
  2. māyā-piśācīthe witch known as the external energy
  3. daṇḍa karegives punishment
  4. tāreunto him
  5. ādhyātmika-ādibeginning with those pertaining to the body and mind
  6. tāpa-trayathe threefold miseries
  7. tārehim
  8. jāri’burning
  9. māregives pain
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might recognizing these three kinds of misery help you reflect on conditioned life?

Practice

List the three kinds of misery described here, then reflect briefly on the verse’s call to reconsider opposition to Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

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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 todayOpposition to Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Brings SufferingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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