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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 23.109Madhya 23.111-112

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 23.110

যো ন হৃষ্যতি ন দ্বেষ্টি ন শোচতি ন কাঙ্ক্ষতি ।

শুভাশুভপরিত্যাগী ভক্তিমান্ যঃ স মে প্রিয়ঃ ॥ ১১০ ॥

yo na hṛṣyati na dveṣṭi

na śocati na kāṅkṣati

śubhāśubha-parityāgī

bhaktimān yaḥ sa me priyaḥ

Translation

“One who is free of all material jubilation, hatred, lamentation and desire, who renounces both materially auspicious and materially inauspicious things, and who is devoted to Me is very dear to Me.

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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.

Remain Devoted Beyond Material Ups and Downs

  1. 1

    One dear to Kṛṣṇa is free from material jubilation, hatred, lamentation, and desire.

  2. 2

    Such a devotee renounces both materially auspicious and materially inauspicious things.

  3. 3

    Freedom from these material concerns is joined with devotion to Kṛṣṇa. He declares such a devotee very dear to Him.

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. yaḥhe who
  2. na hṛṣyatiis not jubilant (upon getting something favorable)
  3. na dveṣṭidoes not hate (being artificially influenced by something unfavorable)
  4. nanot
  5. śocatilaments
  6. nanot
  7. kāṅkṣatidesires
  8. śubha-aśubhathe materially auspicious and inauspicious
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vipralambha · Love in separation

    Separation that intensifies remembrance and longing; especially central to the confidential pastimes at Purī. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “lamentation”

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

Which material hope or disappointment is drawing my attention away from devotion to Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

When a material hope or disappointment arises today, pause and turn your attention to Kṛṣṇa rather than dwelling on it.

Live this todayRemain Devoted Beyond Material Ups and DownsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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