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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.141

দেবর্ষিভূতাপ্তনৃণাং পিতৄণাং

ন কিঙ্করো নায়মৃণী চ রাজন্‌ ।

সর্বাত্মনা যঃ শরণং শরণ্যং

গতো মুকুন্দং পরিহৃত্য কর্তম্‌ ॥ ১৪১ ॥

devarṣi-bhūtāpta-nṛṇāṁ pitṝṇāṁ

na kiṅkaro nāyam ṛṇī ca rājan

sarvātmanā yaḥ śaraṇaṁ śaraṇyaṁ

gato mukundaṁ parihṛtya kartam

Translation

“ ‘One who has given up all material duties and taken full shelter at the lotus feet of Mukunda, who gives shelter to all, is not indebted to the demigods, great sages, ordinary living beings, relatives, friends, mankind or even his forefathers who have passed away.’

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Full Shelter in Mukunda Removes Indebtedness

  1. 1

    Mukunda gives shelter to all.

  2. 2

    This verse describes one who has given up all material duties and taken full shelter at Mukunda’s lotus feet.

  3. 3

    Such a person is not indebted to demigods, sages, other living beings, relatives, friends, mankind or departed forefathers.

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:

One has to fully surrender unto the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa and give up attraction for women and nondevotees. The six symptoms of fully surrendered souls are also described 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. devaof the demigods
  2. ṛṣiof the sages
  3. bhūtaof ordinary living entities
  4. āptaof friends and relatives
  5. nṛṇāmof ordinary men
  6. pitṝṇāmof the forefathers
  7. nanot
  8. kiṅkaraḥthe servant
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “shelter”, “lotus feet”

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 does the word “full” invite you to reflect on in taking shelter of Mukunda?

Practice

Pause today to offer a prayer expressing your wish to take full shelter at Mukunda’s lotus feet.

Live this todayFull Shelter in Mukunda Removes IndebtednessThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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