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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 22.75Madhya 22.77

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.76

যস্যাস্তি ভক্তির্ভগবত্যকিঞ্চনা

সর্বৈর্গুণৈস্তত্র সমাসতে সুরাঃ ।

হরাবভক্তস্য কুতো মহদ্‌গুণা

মনোরথেনাসতি ধাবতো বহিঃ ॥ ৭৬ ॥

yasyāsti bhaktir bhagavaty akiñcanā

sarvair guṇais tatra samāsate surāḥ

harāv abhaktasya kuto mahad-guṇā

mano-rathenāsati dhāvato bahiḥ

Translation

“ ‘In one who has unflinching devotional faith in Kṛṣṇa, all the good qualities of Kṛṣṇa and the demigods are consistently manifest. However, he who has no devotion to the Supreme Personality of Godhead has no good qualifications because he is engaged by mental concoction in material existence, which is the external feature of the Lord.’

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Steady Devotional Faith Reveals Good Qualities

  1. 1

    In one who has unflinching devotional faith in Kṛṣṇa, all the good qualities of Kṛṣṇa and the demigods are consistently manifest.

  2. 2

    Without devotion to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one has no good qualifications, being engaged by mental concoction in material existence.

  3. 3

    Prahlāda Mahārāja and his followers spoke these words while offering prayers to Nṛsiṁhadeva.

Key points from the purport
  • This was spoken by Prahlāda Mahārāja and his followers, who were offering prayers to Nṛsiṁhadeva (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.18.12).

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 22.76 quotesSB 5.18.12

This was spoken by Prahlāda Mahārāja and his followers, who were offering prayers to Nṛsiṁhadeva (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.18.12).

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:

If one takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness fully, even though he may sometimes be agitated due to having previously practiced mental speculation and yogic mysticism, he will be saved by Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself. The fact is that devotional service is bestowed by the blessings of a pure devotee ( sa mahātmā su-durlabhaḥ ) .
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. yasyaof whom
  2. astithere is
  3. bhaktiḥdevotional service
  4. bhagavatiunto the Supreme Personality of Godhead
  5. akiñcanāwithout material desires
  6. sarvaiḥall
  7. guṇaiḥwith good qualities
  8. tatrathere
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “followers”

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

Where do you notice a difference between steady devotional faith and your own mental concoction?

Practice

Pause before one decision today and consider whether it supports your devotion to Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todaySteady Devotional Faith Reveals Good QualitiesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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