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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 22.158 Madhya 22.160

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.159

নিজাভীষ্ট কৃষ্ণপ্রেষ্ঠ পাছেত’ লাগিয়া ।

নিরন্তর সেবা করে অন্তর্মনা হঞা ॥ ১৫৯ ॥

nijābhīṣṭa kṛṣṇa-preṣṭha pācheta’ lāgiyā

nirantara sevā kare antarmanā hañā

Translation

“Actually the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana are very dear to Kṛṣṇa. If one wants to engage in spontaneous loving service, he must follow the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana and constantly engage in devotional service within his mind.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Follow Those Very Dear to Kṛṣṇa

1
The inhabitants of Vṛndāvana are very dear to Kṛṣṇa.
2
One who wants spontaneous loving service must follow the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana.
3
Such a devotee should constantly engage in devotional service within the mind.

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

Madhya 22: The Process of Devotional Service

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Spontaneous devotional service arises when one follows a pure devotee who is awakened to spontaneous love of God. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu describes the symptoms of devotees who are already situated in spontaneous love of God.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

nija-abhīṣṭaone’s own choice
kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhathe servitor of Kṛṣṇa
pācheta’ lāgiyāfollowing
nirantaratwenty-four hours a day
sevāservice
kareexecutes
antarmanāwithin the mind
hañābeing

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”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does knowing that Vṛndāvana’s inhabitants are very dear to Kṛṣṇa deepen your appreciation for their service?

Practice

Pause today to remember the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana and their loving service to Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayFollow Those Very Dear to KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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