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  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 24.192Madhya 24.194

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.193

সৎসঙ্গ, কৃষ্ণসেবা, ভাগবত, নাম ।

ব্রজে বাস, — এই পঞ্চ সাধন প্রধান ॥ ১৯৩ ॥

sat-saṅga, kṛṣṇa-sevā, bhāgavata, nāma

vraje vāsa, — ei pañca sādhana pradhāna

Translation

“To be elevated to the platform of devotional service, the following five items should be observed: association with devotees, engagement in the service of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the reading of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the chanting of the holy names and residence at Vṛndāvana or Mathurā.

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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.

Five Practices That Nourish Devotional Service

  1. 1

    Association with devotees and engagement in Lord Kṛṣṇa’s service help elevate one to devotional service.

  2. 2

    Reading Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and chanting the holy names are also among the five practices.

  3. 3

    Residence at Vṛndāvana or Mathurā completes the five items to be observed.

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sat-saṅgaassociation with devotees
  2. kṛṣṇa-sevāengagement in the service of Kṛṣṇa
  3. bhāgavatadevotees and the book known as Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
  4. nāmathe chanting of the holy name
  5. vraje vāsaresidence in Vṛndāvana or Mathurā
  6. eithese
  7. pañcafive
  8. sādhana pradhānathe chief processes of devotion
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “association”

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “chanting”

  • 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

Which of these five practices could you give more attention to today?

Practice

Set aside five minutes today to chant the holy names.

Live this todayFive Practices That Nourish Devotional ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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