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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 24.316 Madhya 24.318

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.317

প্রভু কহে, — “কেনে কর আমার স্তবন ।

ভাগবতের স্বরূপ কেনে না কর বিচারণ ? ৩১৭ ॥

prabhu kahe, — “kene kara āmāra stavana

bhāgavatera svarūpa kene nā kara vicāraṇa?

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “Why are you glorifying Me personally? You should understand the transcendental position of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Why don’t you consider this important point?

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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.

Consider Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam’s Transcendental Position

1
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asks Sanātana Gosvāmī why he is glorifying Him personally.
2
He directs Sanātana Gosvāmī’s attention to the transcendental position of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
3
The Lord calls this an important point to consider. His reply turns the discussion toward the greatness of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

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:

Sanātana Gosvāmī then offered a prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained the glory of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. After this, the Lord gave Sanātana Gosvāmī a synopsis of Hari-bhakti-vilāsa, which Sanātana Gosvāmī later developed into the guiding principle of all Vaiṣṇavas.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

prabhu kaheLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said
kene karawhy do you do
āmāra stavanaMy personal glorification
bhāgavatera svarūpathe real form of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
kenewhy
nā karayou do not do
vicāraṇaconsideration

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

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In this verse: “discussion”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Am I taking time to consider the transcendental position of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam?

Practice

Pause before today’s study and reflect for one minute on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam’s transcendental position.

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