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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.95
ভক্তবৎসল, কৃতজ্ঞ, সমর্থ, বদান্য ।
হেন কৃষ্ণ ছাড়ি’ পণ্ডিত নাহি ভজে অন্য ॥ ৯৫ ॥
bhakta-vatsala, kṛtajña, samartha, vadānya
hena kṛṣṇa chāḍi’ paṇḍita nāhi bhaje anya
“Lord Kṛṣṇa is very kind to His devotees. He is always very grateful and magnanimous, and He possesses all abilities. A learned man does not give up Kṛṣṇa to worship anyone else.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
One should become free from material attachment and take full shelter under Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet. An intelligent person gives up company that encourages attachment and lacks Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Kṛṣṇa is kind, grateful, and magnanimous. He never forgets a devotee’s service.
Kṛṣṇa is completely opulent and all-powerful. A learned person does not leave His shelter to worship a demigod.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
One has to fully surrender unto the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa and give up attraction for women and nondevotees. The six symptoms of fully surrendered souls are also described in this chapter.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 22
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”, “lotus feet”
Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “magnanimous”
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does remembering that Kṛṣṇa never forgets service strengthen my trust in Him?
Identify one material attachment and take one small step today toward loosening its hold.
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