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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 23.75Madhya 23.77

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 23.76

বরীয়ানীশ্বরশ্চেতি গুণাস্তস্যানুকীর্তিতাঃ ।

সমুদ্রা ইব পঞ্চাশদ্‌দুর্বিগাহা হরেরমী ॥ ৭৬ ॥

varīyān īśvaraś ceti

guṇās tasyānukīrtitāḥ

samudrā iva pañcāśad

durvigāhā harer amī

Translation

“ ‘Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme, and He is always glorified as the Supreme Lord and controller. Thus all the previously mentioned transcendental qualities are in Him. The fifty qualities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead mentioned above are as deep as an ocean. In other words, they are difficult to fully comprehend.

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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’s Qualities Are Deep as an Ocean

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme. He is always glorified as the Supreme Lord and controller.

  2. 2

    All the previously mentioned transcendental qualities are present in Him.

  3. 3

    These fifty qualities are as deep as an ocean. They are difficult to fully comprehend.

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. varīyānthe best
  2. īśvaraḥthe supreme controller
  3. caand
  4. itithus
  5. guṇāḥthe transcendental qualities
  6. tasyaof Him
  7. anukīrtitāḥdescribed
  8. samudrāḥoceans
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the ocean comparison help you approach Kṛṣṇa’s qualities with humility?

Practice

Pause over the phrase “as deep as an ocean” and remember that Kṛṣṇa’s qualities are difficult to fully comprehend.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Qualities Are Deep as an OceanThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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