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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 22.46Madhya 22.48

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.47

কৃষ্ণ যদি কৃপা করে কোন ভাগ্যবানে ।

গুরু-অন্তর্যামি-রূপে শিখায় আপনে ॥ ৪৭ ॥

kṛṣṇa yadi kṛpā kare kona bhāgyavāne

guru-antaryāmi-rūpe śikhāya āpane

Translation

“Kṛṣṇa is situated in everyone’s heart as the caittya-guru, the spiritual master within. When He is kind to some fortunate conditioned soul, He personally gives him lessons so he can progress in devotional service, instructing the person as the Supersoul within and the spiritual master without.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Guides From Within and Without

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa is situated in everyone’s heart as the caittya-guru, the spiritual master within.

  2. 2

    When He is kind to a fortunate conditioned soul, He personally gives lessons that help that person progress in devotional service.

  3. 3

    He instructs as the Supersoul within and as the spiritual master without.

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 has firm faith in the words of a great soul, pure devotional service will awaken. In this chapter Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu differentiates between a pure devotee and others.
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. kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa
  2. yadiif
  3. kṛpā kareshows His mercy
  4. kona bhāgyavāneto some fortunate person
  5. guruof the spiritual master
  6. antaryāmiof the Supersoul
  7. rūpein the form
  8. śikhāyateaches
  9. āpanepersonally
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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”

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 attentively do I receive instruction meant to help me progress in devotional service?

Practice

Review one instruction from the spiritual master today and take one small step to follow it.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Guides From Within and WithoutThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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