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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 22.98Madhya 22.100

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.99

শরণাগতের, অকিঞ্চনের — একই লক্ষণ ।

তার মধ্যে প্রবেশয়ে ‘আত্মসমর্পণ’ ॥ ৯৯ ॥

śaraṇāgatera, akiñcanera — eka-i lakṣaṇa

tāra madhye praveśaye ‘ātma-samarpaṇa’

Translation

“There are two kinds of devotees — those who are fully satiated and free from all material desires and those who are fully surrendered to the lotus feet of the Lord. Their qualities are one and the same, but those who are fully surrendered to Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet are qualified with another transcendental quality — ātma-samarpaṇa, full surrender without reservation.

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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.

Full Surrender Without Reservation

  1. 1

    One kind of devotee is fully satiated and free from all material desires.

  2. 2

    Another kind is fully surrendered to the lotus feet of the Lord. The qualities of these devotees are otherwise the same.

  3. 3

    Those fully surrendered to Kṛṣṇa have an additional transcendental quality: ātma-samarpaṇa, full surrender without reservation.

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:

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śaraṇāgateraof a person who has fully taken shelter of Kṛṣṇa
  2. akiñcaneraof a person who is free of all material desires
  3. eka-i lakṣaṇathe symptoms are one and the same
  4. tāra madhyeof them all
  5. praveśayeenters
  6. ātma-samarpaṇafull surrender
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Key ideas in this verse

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: “surrendered”, “lotus feet”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Where do I still hold back from surrendering without reservation?

Practice

Name one reservation you have and offer a prayer for help surrendering it to Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayFull Surrender Without ReservationThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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