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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 23.22
কৃষ্ণ-সম্বন্ধ বিনা কাল ব্যর্থ নাহি যায় ॥ ২২ ॥
kṛṣṇa-sambandha vinā kāla vyartha nāhi yāya
“Not a moment should be lost. Every moment should be utilized for Kṛṣṇa or connected with Him.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Every moment should be utilized for Kṛṣṇa or connected with Him.
Mahārāja Parīkṣit was willing to let whatever was destined happen. His concern was that none of his time be wasted without a relationship with Kṛṣṇa.
One has to tolerate obstacles on the path of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Not a moment of life should be wasted outside Kṛṣṇa’s service.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
There is also a description of the sixty-four transcendental qualities of Kṛṣṇa and the twenty-five transcendental qualities of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then describes those candidates who are eligible to taste the mellows of devotional service.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 23
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “relationship”
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.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Which small part of your day could you connect more consciously with Kṛṣṇa?
Use one spare minute today to remember Kṛṣṇa rather than let it pass unused.
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