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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 24.197Madhya 24.199

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.198

ভক্তি-প্রভাব, — সেই কাম ছাড়াঞা ।

কৃষ্ণপদে ভক্তি করায় গুণে আকর্ষিয়া ॥ ১৯৮ ॥

bhakti-prabhāva, — sei kāma chāḍāñā

kṛṣṇa-pade bhakti karāya guṇe ākarṣiyā

Translation

“Devotional service is so strong that when one engages in it, he gradually gives up all material desires and becomes fully attracted to the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa. All this is brought about by attraction for the transcendental qualities of the Lord.

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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.

Devotional Service Transforms Our Desires

  1. 1

    Devotional service is so strong that engagement in it gradually removes all material desires.

  2. 2

    As those desires fall away, one becomes fully attracted to the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    This transformation comes through attraction for the Lord’s transcendental qualities.

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. bhakti-prabhāvathe influence of devotional service
  2. seithat
  3. kāmamaterial desire
  4. chāḍāñācausing to give up
  5. kṛṣṇa-padeunto the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa
  6. bhakti karāyaengages in devotional service
  7. guṇeby transcendental qualities
  8. ākarṣiyāattracting
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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: “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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this verse shift your attention from material desires toward Kṛṣṇa’s qualities?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the power of devotional service to deepen attraction to Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayDevotional Service Transforms Our DesiresThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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