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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 24.334Madhya 24.336

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.335

শ্রীমূর্তিলক্ষণ, আর শালগ্রামলক্ষণ ।

কৃষ্ণক্ষেত্র-যাত্রা, কৃষ্ণমূর্তি-দরশন ॥ ৩৩৫ ॥

śrī-mūrti-lakṣaṇa, āra śālagrāma-lakṣaṇa

kṛṣṇa-kṣetra-yātrā, kṛṣṇa-mūrti-daraśana

Translation

“The characteristics of the Deities should be discussed, as well as the characteristics of the śālagrāma-śilā. You should also discuss visiting the Deities in the temple and touring holy places like Vṛndāvana, Mathurā and Dvārakā.

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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.

Learn About Deities and Visit Holy Places

  1. 1

    The characteristics of the Deities should be discussed.

  2. 2

    The characteristics of the śālagrāma-śilā should also be explained.

  3. 3

    The instructions should cover visiting the Deities in the temple and touring holy places such as Vṛndāvana, Mathurā and Dvārakā.

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. śrī-mūrti-lakṣaṇacharacteristics of the Deity
  2. āraand
  3. śālagrāma-lakṣaṇacharacteristics of the śālagrāma-śilā
  4. kṛṣṇa-kṣetra-yātrāvisiting places like Vṛndāvana, Dvārakā and Mathurā
  5. kṛṣṇa-mūrti-daraśanavisiting the Deity in the temple
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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: “discussed”

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “vṛndāvana”

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

Which subject would you like to understand better: the Deities, the śālagrāma-śilā or visiting holy places?

Practice

If a temple is accessible, choose a time to visit the Deities.

Live this todayLearn About Deities and Visit Holy PlacesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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