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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 24.330Madhya 24.332

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.331

মন্ত্র-অধিকারী, মন্ত্র-সিদ্ধ্যাদি-শোধন ।

দীক্ষা, প্রাতঃস্মৃতি-কৃত্য, শৌচ, আচমন ॥ ৩৩১ ॥

mantra-adhikārī, mantra-siddhy-ādi-śodhana

dīkṣā, prātaḥ-smṛti-kṛtya, śauca, ācamana

Translation

“You should discuss the qualifications necessary for receiving a mantra, the perfection of the mantra, the purification of the mantra, initiation, morning duties, remembrance of the Supreme Lord, cleanliness and washing the mouth and other parts of the body.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Preparation for Mantra and Daily Spiritual Duties

  1. 1

    The qualifications for receiving a mantra should be discussed. The purport points to the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa for instructions on qualification for mantra initiation.

  2. 2

    The perfection and purification of the mantra, along with initiation, should be explained.

  3. 3

    Morning duties include remembrance of the Supreme Lord and cleanliness, including washing the mouth and other parts of the body.

Key points from the purport
  • The following injunction is given in the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa (1.194) regarding mantra-adhikārī, the qualification for receiving mantra initiation:

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 24
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. mantra-adhikārīqualification for receiving mantra initiation
  2. mantra-siddhi-ādithe perfection of the mantra and so on
  3. śodhanapurification
  4. dīkṣāinitiation
  5. prātaḥ-smṛti-kṛtyamorning duties and remembrance of the Supreme Lord
  6. śaucacleanliness
  7. ācamanawashing the mouth and other parts of the body
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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: “discuss”, “discussed”

  • 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: “hari-bhakti-vilāsa”

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

How can remembrance of the Supreme Lord become part of your morning duties?

Practice

Set aside a brief moment to remember the Supreme Lord while attending to your daily cleanliness.

Live this todayPreparation for Mantra and Daily Spiritual DutiesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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