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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 23.10Madhya 23.12

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 23.11

অনর্থনিবৃত্তি হৈলে ভক্ত্যে ‘নিষ্ঠা’ হয় ।

নিষ্ঠা হৈতে শ্রবণাদ্যে ‘রুচি’ উপজয় ॥ ১১ ॥

anartha-nivṛtti haile bhaktye ‘niṣṭhā’ haya

niṣṭhā haite śravaṇādye ‘ruci’ upajaya

Translation

“When one is freed from all unwanted contamination, he advances with firm faith. When firm faith in devotional service awakens, a taste for hearing and chanting also awakens.

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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.

Firm Faith Awakens Taste

  1. 1

    Freedom from unwanted contamination allows one to advance with firm faith.

  2. 2

    This firm faith awakens in devotional service.

  3. 3

    When firm faith awakens, a taste for hearing and chanting also awakens.

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:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then describes those candidates who are eligible to taste the mellows of devotional service. Their fundamental natures and their varieties are also described.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. anartha-nivṛttidisappearance of all unwanted contamination
  2. hailewhen there is
  3. bhaktyein devotional service
  4. niṣṭhāfirm faith
  5. hayathere is
  6. niṣṭhā haitefrom such firm faith
  7. śravaṇa-ādyein hearing, chanting and so on
  8. rucitaste
  9. upajayaawakens
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “chanting”

  • 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”

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 do you notice about your taste for hearing and chanting as your faith grows?

Practice

Spend a few minutes hearing and chanting today, noticing your interest in these practices.

Live this todayFirm Faith Awakens TasteThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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