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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 22.161Madhya 22.163

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.162

ন কর্হিচিন্মৎপরাঃ শান্তরূপে

নঙ্ক্ষ্যন্তি নো মেঽনিমিষো লেঢ়ি হেতিঃ ।

যেষামহং প্রিয় আত্মা সুতশ্চ

সখা গুরুঃ সুহৃদো দৈবমিষ্টম্‌ ॥ ১৬২ ॥

na karhicin mat-parāḥ śānta-rūpe

naṅkṣyanti no me ’nimiṣo leḍhi hetiḥ

yeṣām ahaṁ priya ātmā sutaś ca

sakhā guruḥ suhṛdo daivam iṣṭam

Translation

“ ‘My dear mother, Devahūti! O emblem of peace! My weapon, the disc of time, never vanquishes those for whom I am very dear — for whom I am the Supersoul, son, friend, spiritual master, well-wisher, worshipable Deity and desired goal. Since the devotees are always attached to Me, they are never vanquished by the agents of time.’

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Attachment to the Lord overcomes time

  1. 1

    Kapiladeva instructed His mother Devahūti in sāṅkhya-yoga, but here He emphasizes the importance of bhakti-yoga.

  2. 2

    Devotees hold the Lord very dear as their Supersoul, son, friend, spiritual master, well-wisher, worshipable Deity and desired goal.

  3. 3

    Because devotees are always attached to Him, they are never vanquished by the agents of time.

Key points from the purport
  • This was spoken by Kapiladeva to His mother Devahūti and is recorded in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (3.25.38).
  • Kapiladeva instructed His mother in sāṅkhya-yoga, but the importance of bhakti-yoga is mentioned here.
  • Later sāṅhkya-yoga was imitated by atheists, whose system was founded by a different Kapiladeva, Ṛṣi Kapiladeva.

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 22.162 quotesSB 3.25.38

This was spoken by Kapiladeva to His mother Devahūti and is recorded in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (3.25.38).

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:

Speculative knowledge and mystic yoga can never help one in devotional service. Pious activity, nonviolence, sense control and regulation are not separate from devotional service in its pure form.
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. nanot
  2. karhicitat any time
  3. mat-parāḥdevotees of Me
  4. śānta-rūpeO mother, the symbol of peacefulness
  5. naṅkṣyantiwill perish
  6. na unor
  7. meMy
  8. animiṣaḥtime
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does it mean for me to hold the Lord dear as my well-wisher and desired goal?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute remembering the Lord as your well-wisher and desired goal.

Live this todayAttachment to the Lord overcomes timeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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