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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 23.70Madhya 23.72

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 23.71

বিবিধাদ্ভুতভাষাবিৎ সত্যবাক্যঃ প্রিয়ংবদঃ ।

বাবদূকঃ সুপাণ্ডিত্যো বুদ্ধিমান্ প্রতিভান্বিতঃ ॥ ৭১ ॥

vividhādbhuta-bhāṣā-vit

satya-vākyaḥ priyaṁ-vadaḥ

vāvadūkaḥ su-pāṇḍityo

buddhimān pratibhānvitaḥ

Translation

“ ‘Kṛṣṇa is the linguist of all wonderful languages. He is a truthful and very pleasing speaker. He is expert in speaking, and He is a very wise, learned scholar and a genius.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Speaks Truthfully, Pleasingly and Expertly

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa is the linguist of all wonderful languages.

  2. 2

    He is truthful and very pleasing in His speech. He is expert in speaking.

  3. 3

    He is very wise, a learned scholar and a genius.

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:

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
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. vividhavarious
  2. adbhutawonderful
  3. bhāṣā-vitknower of languages
  4. satya-vākyaḥwhose words are truthful
  5. priyam-vadaḥwho speaks very pleasingly
  6. vāvadūkaḥexpert in speaking
  7. supāṇḍityaḥvery learned
  8. buddhi-mānvery wise
  9. pratibhāanvitaḥgenius
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can remembering Kṛṣṇa’s truthful and pleasing speech guide your words today?

Practice

In one conversation today, make a deliberate effort to speak both truthfully and pleasingly.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Speaks Truthfully, Pleasingly and ExpertlyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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