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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 24.352Madhya 24.354

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.353

‘কৃষ্ণপ্রেম’, ‘ভক্তিরস’, ‘ভক্তির সিদ্ধান্ত’ ।

ইহার শ্রবণে ভক্ত জানেন সব অন্ত ॥ ৩৫৩ ॥

‘kṛṣṇa-prema’, ‘bhakti-rasa’, ‘bhaktira siddhānta’

ihāra śravaṇe bhakta jānena saba anta

Translation

By reading these instructions, a pure devotee can understand love of Kṛṣṇa, the mellows of devotional service and the conclusion of devotional service. Everyone can understand all these things to their ultimate end by studying these instructions.

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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.

Study These Instructions to Understand Devotional Service

  1. 1

    By reading these instructions, a pure devotee can understand love of Kṛṣṇa.

  2. 2

    These instructions explain the mellows—the loving tastes—of devotional service and its conclusion.

  3. 3

    Everyone can understand these subjects to their ultimate end by studying these instructions.

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. kṛṣṇa-premalove of Godhead
  2. bhakti-rasathe mellows of devotional service
  3. bhaktira siddhāntathe conclusions of devotional service
  4. ihāra śravaṇeby hearing this chapter
  5. bhaktaa devotee
  6. jānenaknows
  7. sabaall
  8. antalimits
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “love of krsna”

  • Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling

    Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “mellows”

  • 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: “pure devotee”

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 I study these instructions with a sincere desire to understand love of Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Reread this translation slowly and write down the three subjects these instructions help you understand.

Live this todayStudy These Instructions to Understand Devotional ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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