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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 24.320Madhya 24.322

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.321

কৃষ্ণে স্বধামোপগতে ধর্মজ্ঞানাদিভিঃ সহ ।

কলৌ নষ্টদৃশামেষ পুরাণার্কোঽধুনোদিতঃ ॥ ৩২১ ॥

kṛṣṇe sva-dhāmopagate

dharma-jñānādibhiḥ saha

kalau naṣṭa-dṛśām eṣa

purāṇārko ’dhunoditaḥ

Translation

“ ‘After Lord Kṛṣṇa departed for His abode along with religious principles and transcendental knowledge, this Purāṇa, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, has arisen like the sun in this Age of Kali to enlighten those who have no spiritual vision.’

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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.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Gives Spiritual Vision

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa departed for His abode along with religious principles and transcendental knowledge.

  2. 2

    Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam has arisen like the sun in this Age of Kali.

  3. 3

    Its light enlightens those who have no spiritual vision.

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:

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.

  1. kṛṣṇeLord Kṛṣṇa
  2. sva-dhāmato His personal abode
  3. upagatehaving returned
  4. dharma-jñāna-ādibhiḥ sahaalong with religious principles, transcendental knowledge, and so on
  5. kalauin this Age of Kali
  6. naṣṭa-dṛśāmof persons who have lost their spiritual vision
  7. eṣaḥthis
  8. purāṇa-arkaḥPurāṇa or Vedic literature that shines like the sun
  9. adhunāat the present moment
  10. uditaḥhas arisen
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might approaching Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam as a source of light change the way you read it?

Practice

Read this translation slowly and reflect on the phrase “to enlighten those who have no spiritual vision.”

Live this todayŚrīmad-Bhāgavatam Gives Spiritual VisionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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