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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 23.111-112Madhya 23.114

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 23.113

যে তু ধর্মামৃতমিদং যথোক্তং পর্যুপাসতে ।

শ্রদ্দধানা মৎপরমা ভক্তাস্তেঽতীব মে প্রিয়াঃ ॥ ১১৩ ॥

ye tu dharmāmṛtam idaṁ

yathoktaṁ paryupāsate

śraddadhānā mat-paramā

bhaktās te ’tīva me priyāḥ

Translation

“ ‘Devotees who follow these imperishable religious principles of Kṛṣṇa consciousness with great faith and devotion, fully accepting Me as the supreme goal, are very, 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.

Faithful Devotees Are Very Dear to Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Devotees follow the imperishable religious principles of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

  2. 2

    They follow with great faith and devotion, fully accepting Kṛṣṇa as the supreme goal.

  3. 3

    Such devotees are very, 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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. yethe devotees who
  2. tubut
  3. dharma-amṛtameternal religious principle of Kṛṣṇa consciousness
  4. idamthis
  5. yathā-uktamas mentioned above
  6. paryupāsateworship
  7. śraddadhānāḥhaving faith and devotion
  8. mat-paramāḥaccepting Me as the Supreme or the ultimate goal of life
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What would it mean for me to accept Kṛṣṇa more fully as my supreme goal?

Practice

Before one act of devotional service today, consciously remember Kṛṣṇa as your supreme goal.

Live this todayFaithful Devotees Are Very Dear to KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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