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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 24.126 Madhya 24.128

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.127

কৃষ্ণের দর্শনে, কারো কৃষ্ণের কৃপায় ।

মুমুক্ষা ছাড়িয়া গুণে ভজে তাঁর পা’য় ॥ ১২৭ ॥

kṛṣṇera darśane, kāro kṛṣṇera kṛpāya

mumukṣā chāḍiyā guṇe bhaje tāṅra pā’ya

Translation

“Simply by meeting Kṛṣṇa or receiving Kṛṣṇa’s special favor, one can give up the desire for liberation. Being attracted by the transcendental qualities of Kṛṣṇa, one can engage in His service.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa’s Qualities Attract One to Service

1
Simply by meeting Kṛṣṇa, one can give up the desire for liberation.
2
Receiving Kṛṣṇa’s special favor can also bring about this change.
3
Attracted by Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental qualities, one can engage in His service.

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

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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

kṛṣṇera darśanesimply by meeting Kṛṣṇa
kārosomeone
kṛṣṇera kṛpāyaby the favor of Kṛṣṇa
mumukṣā chāḍiyāgiving up the desire for liberation
guṇebeing attracted by the transcendental qualities of Kṛṣṇa
bhajeengages in service
tāṅra pā’yaat the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “favor”
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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What quality of Kṛṣṇa draws you toward serving Him?

Practice

Pause before a small act of devotional service today and reflect on a quality of Kṛṣṇa that attracts you.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Qualities Attract One to ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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