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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 23: Life’s Ultimate Goal — Love of Godhead
Madhya 23.106-107Madhya 23.109

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 23.108

যস্মান্নোদ্বিজতে লোকো লোকান্নোদ্বিজতে তু যঃ ।

হর্ষামর্ষভয়োদ্বেগৈর্মুক্তো যঃ স চ মে প্রিয়ঃ ॥ ১০৮ ॥

yasmān nodvijate loko

lokān nodvijate tu yaḥ

harṣāmarṣa-bhayodvegair

mukto yaḥ sa ca me priyaḥ

Translation

“ ‘He by whom no one is put into difficulty or anxiety and who is not disturbed by anyone, who is liberated from jubilation, anger, fear and anxiety, is very dear to Me.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Avoid Causing Anxiety; Remain Undisturbed

  1. 1

    A devotee dear to Kṛṣṇa does not put others into difficulty or anxiety.

  2. 2

    Such a devotee is also not disturbed by others.

  3. 3

    The verse describes freedom from jubilation, anger, fear, and anxiety as qualities of one very dear to Kṛṣṇa.

How it feels

Theological emotional crescendo. Bhāva, prema, the devotional rasas, and mahābhāva are systematically expounded.

The mood of Madhya 23 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 23: Life’s Ultimate Goal — Love of Godhead

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

All these instructions are mentioned herein. In this way Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu blessed Sanātana Gosvāmī, placing His hand on his head.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 23
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. yasmātfrom whom
  2. nanot
  3. udvijateis agitated by fear or lamentation
  4. lokaḥthe people in general
  5. lokātfrom the people
  6. nanot
  7. udvijateis agitated
  8. tubut
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might my words or actions be creating avoidable anxiety for someone?

Practice

Before one difficult conversation today, pause and choose words that do not cause unnecessary anxiety.

Live this todayAvoid Causing Anxiety; Remain UndisturbedThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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