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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 23: Life’s Ultimate Goal — Love of Godhead
Madhya 23.115Madhya 23.117-118

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 23.116

হরিবংশে কহিয়াছে গোলোকে নিত্যস্থিতি ।

ইন্দ্র আসি’ করিল যবে শ্রীকৃষ্ণেরে স্তুতি ॥ ১১৬ ॥

hari-vaṁśe kahiyāche goloke nitya-sthiti

indra āsi’ karila yabe śrī-kṛṣṇere stuti

Translation

In the revealed scripture Hari-vaṁśa, there is a description of Goloka Vṛndāvana, the planet where Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa eternally resides. This information was given by King Indra when he surrendered to Kṛṣṇa and offered prayers after Kṛṣṇa had raised Govardhana Hill.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa Eternally Resides in Goloka Vṛndāvana

  1. 1

    The revealed scripture Hari-vaṁśa describes Goloka Vṛndāvana.

  2. 2

    Goloka Vṛndāvana is the planet where Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa eternally resides.

  3. 3

    King Indra gave this information in prayers when he surrendered to Kṛṣṇa after Kṛṣṇa had raised Govardhana Hill.

Key points from the purport
  • In the Vedic scripture Hari-vaṁśa (Viṣṇu-parva, chapter nineteen), there is the following description of Goloka Vṛndāvana:

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

He gives a description of Goloka Vṛndāvana, where the Lord is engaged in His eternal pastimes described in the Hari-vaṁśa. There is also an opposing description and a favorable description of keśa-avatāra.
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. hari-vaṁśethe revealed scripture known as Hari-vaṁśa
  2. kahiyāchehas told of
  3. golokeon the planet called Goloka
  4. nitya-sthitithe eternal situation
  5. indraKing Indra of the heavenly planets
  6. āsi’coming
  7. karilaoffered
  8. yabewhen
  9. śrī-kṛṣṇere stutiprayers to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “vṛndāvana”, “govardhana”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “surrendered”

  • 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: “hari-vaṁśa”

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 stands out to me about Indra offering these prayers in surrender to Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Take a quiet moment today to remember that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa eternally resides in Goloka Vṛndāvana.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Eternally Resides in Goloka VṛndāvanaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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