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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 22.49Madhya 22.51

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.50

যদৃচ্ছয়া মৎকথাদৌ জাতশ্রদ্ধস্তু যঃ পুমান্‌ ।

ন নির্বিণ্ণো নাতিসক্তো ভক্তিযোগোঽস্য সিদ্ধিদঃ ॥ ৫০ ॥

yadṛcchayā mat-kathādau

jāta-śraddhas tu yaḥ pumān

na nirviṇṇo nāti-sakto

bhakti-yogo ’sya siddhi-daḥ

Translation

“ ‘Somehow or other, if one is attracted to talks about Me and has faith in the instructions I have set forth in the Bhagavad-gītā, and if one is neither falsely detached from material things nor very much attracted to material existence, his dormant love for Me will be awakened by devotional service.’

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Devotional Service Awakens Dormant Love

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa spoke these words to Uddhava at the time of His departure from this material world.

  2. 2

    Attraction to talks about Kṛṣṇa and faith in His Bhagavad-gītā instructions prepare one for devotional service.

  3. 3

    For one who is neither falsely detached nor very attracted to material existence, devotional service awakens dormant love for Kṛṣṇa.

Key points from the purport
  • This verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.20.8) was spoken by Kṛṣṇa at the time of His departure from this material world.

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 22.50 quotesSB 11.20.8

This verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.20.8) was spoken by Kṛṣṇa at the time of His departure from this material world.

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:

A pure devotee is the supreme transcendentalist, and one has to receive his mercy for one’s dormant Kṛṣṇa consciousness to be awakened. One has to associate with pure devotees.
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. yadṛcchayāby some good fortune
  2. mat-kathā-ādauin talk about Me
  3. jāta-śraddhaḥhas awakened his attraction
  4. tubut
  5. yaḥ pumāna person who
  6. na nirviṇṇaḥnot falsely detached
  7. na ati-saktaḥnot very much attached to material existence
  8. bhakti-yogaḥthe process of devotional service
  9. asyafor such a person
  10. siddhi-daḥbestowing perfection
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “love”, “love for krsna”

  • 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 can I give more attention to Kṛṣṇa’s instructions without pretending to be detached?

Practice

Read one instruction from the Bhagavad-gītā today and consider how to follow it.

Live this todayDevotional Service Awakens Dormant LoveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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