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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 23.74Madhya 23.76

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 23.75

প্রতাপী কীর্তিমান্ রক্তলোকঃ সাধুসমাশ্রয়ঃ ।

নারীগণ-মনোহারী সর্বরাধ্যঃ সমৃদ্ধিমান্ ॥ ৭৫ ॥

pratāpī kīrtimān rakta-

lokaḥ sādhu-samāśrayaḥ

nārī-gaṇa-manohārī

sarvārādhyaḥ samṛddhimān

Translation

“ ‘Kṛṣṇa is very influential and famous, and He is the object of attachment for everyone. He is the shelter of the good and the virtuous. He is attractive to the minds of women, and He is worshiped by everyone. He is very, very rich.

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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 Is Attractive and Shelters the Virtuous

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa is very influential and famous. He is the object of attachment for everyone.

  2. 2

    He is the shelter of the good and the virtuous. He is attractive to the minds of women.

  3. 3

    He is worshiped by everyone and is very, very rich.

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. pratāpīvery influential
  2. kīrti-mānfamous for good works
  3. rakta-lokaḥwho is the object of the attachment of all people
  4. sādhu-samāśrayaḥthe shelter of the good and virtuous
  5. nārī-gaṇato women
  6. manaḥ-hārīattractive
  7. sarva-ārādhyaḥworshipable by everyone
  8. samṛddhi-mānvery rich
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

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

    In this verse: “shelter”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which of these qualities of Kṛṣṇa draws your attention most?

Practice

Read these qualities aloud once, then spend a quiet moment remembering Kṛṣṇa as the shelter of the virtuous.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Is Attractive and Shelters the VirtuousThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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