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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 22.92Madhya 22.94

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.93

এত সব ছাড়ি’ আর বর্ণাশ্রম-ধর্ম ।

অকিঞ্চন হঞা লয় কৃষ্ণৈক-শরণ ॥ ৯৩ ॥

eta saba chāḍi’ āra varṇāśrama-dharma

akiñcana hañā laya kṛṣṇaika-śaraṇa

Translation

“Without hesitation, one should take exclusive shelter of Lord Kṛṣṇa with full confidence, giving up bad association and even neglecting the regulative principles of the four varṇas and four āśramas. That is to say, one should abandon all material attachment.

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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.

Take Exclusive Shelter of Lord Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    One should take exclusive shelter of Lord Kṛṣṇa without hesitation and with full confidence.

  2. 2

    Taking this shelter includes giving up bad association.

  3. 3

    Even the regulative principles of the four varṇas and four āśramas may be neglected for this shelter. The verse explains this as abandoning all material attachment.

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:

There are sixty-four items listed in regulative devotional service, and out of these sixty-four the last five are considered very important. By practicing even one of the nine processes of devotional service, one can become successful.
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. eta sabaall these
  2. chāḍi’giving up
  3. āraand
  4. varṇa-āśrama-dharmathe regulative principle of four varṇas and four āśramas
  5. akiñcanawithout any attachment for anything material
  6. hañābecoming
  7. layahe takes
  8. kṛṣṇa-eka-śaraṇaexclusive shelter at the lotus feet of the Lord
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “association”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “shelter”

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

What material attachment makes me hesitate to take full shelter of Lord Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Today, set aside one small material attachment as a step toward taking exclusive shelter of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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Śrīla Prabhupāda speaks

His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.

Quoted in 2 lectures. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.

Quoted in 2 lectures

In each of these he quotes this verse while speaking on another verse or subject. "Find the quote" opens the transcript at that spot.

Live this todayTake Exclusive Shelter of Lord KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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