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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 22.13Madhya 22.16

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Madhya 22.14-15

কাম-ক্রোধের দাস হঞা তার লাথি খায় ।

ভ্রমিতে ভ্রমিতে যদি সাধু-বৈদ্য পায় ॥ ১৪ ॥

kāma-krodhera dāsa hañā tāra lāthi khāya

bhramite bhramite yadi sādhu-vaidya pāya

Translation

“In this way the conditioned soul becomes the servant of lusty desires, and when these are not fulfilled, he becomes the servant of anger and continues to be kicked by the external energy, māyā. Wandering and wandering throughout the universe, he may by chance get the association of a devotee physician, whose instructions and hymns make the witch of the external energy flee. The conditioned soul thus gets into touch with devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa, and in this way he can approach nearer and nearer to the Lord.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Devotee Association Opens the Way to Service

  1. 1

    Ever-liberated living entities never come in contact with māyā, while ever-conditioned souls remain in her clutches.

  2. 2

    The conditioned soul serves lusty desires and, when they are unfulfilled, becomes the servant of anger. In this way he continues to be kicked by māyā.

  3. 3

    A devotee acts like a physician whose instructions and hymns make the external energy flee. Through this association, the conditioned soul comes into devotional service and approaches nearer to Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Key points from the purport
  • The Lord is spread throughout the creation in His quadruple expansions and incarnations.
  • Those who are ever liberated never come in contact with māyā, the external energy.
  • This is described by Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Bhagavad-gītā (7.14):

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of CC Madhya 22.14-15 quotesBG 7.14

This is described by Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Bhagavad-gītā (7.14):

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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 ) .
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. kāmaof lusty desires
  2. krodheraand of anger
  3. dāsathe servant
  4. hañābecoming
  5. tāraby them
  6. lāthi khāyais kicked
  7. bhramite bhramitewandering and wandering
  8. yadiif
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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”, “servant”, “serves”

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “association”

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 you make room for a devotee’s guidance rather than follow desire and anger?

Practice

Spend a few minutes today listening attentively to a devotee’s instruction about devotional service to Kṛṣṇa.

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Śrīla Prabhupāda speaks

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

2 lectures given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.

Live this todayDevotee Association Opens the Way to ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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