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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 24.280Madhya 24.282

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.281

নারদ কহে, — ‘ঐছে রহ, তুমি ভাগ্যবান্’ ।

এত বলি’ দুইজন হইলা অন্তর্ধান ॥ ২৮১ ॥

nārada kahe, — ‘aiche raha, tumi bhāgyavān’

eta bali’ dui-jana ha-ilā antardhāna

Translation

“Nārada Muni approved his not wanting more than a daily supply of food, and he blessed him, saying, ‘You are fortunate.’ Nārada Muni and Parvata Muni then disappeared from that place.

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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.

Be Content with a Daily Supply

  1. 1

    The hunter did not want more than a daily supply of food. Nārada Muni approved of his contentment.

  2. 2

    Nārada Muni blessed him, saying, “You are fortunate.” His simple desire received a devotee’s approval.

  3. 3

    Nārada Muni and Parvata Muni then disappeared from that place. This concludes the incident showing the influence of association with devotees.

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:

In this regard, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu narrated a story about how the great sage Nārada converted a hunter into a great Vaiṣṇava, and how this was appreciated by Nārada’s friend Parvata Muni. Sanātana Gosvāmī then offered a prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained the glory of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. nārada kaheNārada Muni said
  2. aiche rahalive like that
  3. tumi bhāgyavāncertainly you are very fortunate
  4. eta bali’saying this
  5. dui-janaboth Nārada Muni and Parvata Muni
  6. ha-ilā antardhānadisappeared
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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: “blessed”

  • 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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Where could you practice being content with what you need today?

Practice

At one meal today, pause and appreciate having enough food without wishing for more.

Live this todayBe Content with a Daily SupplyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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