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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 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse
Madhya 24.102Madhya 24.104

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.103

সত্যং দিশত্যর্থিতমর্থিতো নৃণাং

নৈবার্থদো যৎ পুনরর্থিতা যতঃ ।

স্বয়ং বিধত্তে ভজতামনিচ্ছতা-

মিচ্ছাপিধানং নিজপাদপল্লবম্ ॥ ১০৩ ॥

satyaṁ diśaty arthitam arthito nṛṇāṁ

naivārtha-do yat punar arthitā yataḥ

svayaṁ vidhatte bhajatām anicchatām

icchā-pidhānaṁ nija-pāda-pallavam

Translation

“ ‘Whenever Kṛṣṇa is requested to fulfill one’s desire, He undoubtedly does so, but He does not award anything which, after being enjoyed, will cause one to petition Him again and again to fulfill further desires. When one has other desires but engages in the Lord’s service, Kṛṣṇa forcibly gives one shelter at His lotus feet, where one will forget all other desires.’

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa’s Shelter Ends Repeated Material Desires

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa fulfills the desires presented to Him, but does not award something whose enjoyment will lead to repeated requests for more.

  2. 2

    When someone engages in His service while holding other desires, Kṛṣṇa forcibly gives that person shelter at His lotus feet.

  3. 3

    At His lotus feet, the devotee forgets all other desires.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of CC Madhya 24.103 quotesSB 5.19.27

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (5.19.27).

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

How it feels

Intellectual wonder humbled. Many explanations converge on the attractiveness of devotion; a hunter’s heart is transformed.

The mood of Madhya 24 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

He then concluded that different classes of transcendentalists ( jñānīs, karmīs, yogīs ) utilize this verse according to their own interpretation, but if they would give up this process and surrender to Kṛṣṇa, as indicated by the verse itself, they would be able to comprehend the real meaning of the verse.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 24
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. satyamit is true
  2. diśatiHe awards
  3. arthitamthat which is desired
  4. arthitaḥbeing requested
  5. nṛṇāmby human beings
  6. nanot
  7. evacertainly
  8. artha-daḥgiving desired things
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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”, “lotus feet”

  • 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.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might seeking Kṛṣṇa’s shelter change my habit of asking for more?

Practice

Today, replace one request for material enjoyment with a prayer for shelter at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Shelter Ends Repeated Material DesiresThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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