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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 24.40Madhya 24.42

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.41

‘গুণ’ শব্দের অর্থ — কৃষ্ণের গুণ অনন্ত ।

সচ্চিদ্‌রূপ-গুণ সর্ব পূর্ণানন্দ ॥ ৪১ ॥

‘guṇa’ śabdera artha — kṛṣṇera guṇa ananta

sac-cid-rūpa-guṇa sarva pūrṇānanda

Translation

“The word ‘guṇa’ means ‘quality.’ The qualities of Kṛṣṇa are transcendentally situated and are unlimited in quantity. All of the spiritual qualities are full of transcendental bliss.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa’s Unlimited Qualities Are Full of Bliss

  1. 1

    The word ‘guṇa’ means ‘quality.’ Here it refers to the qualities of Kṛṣṇa.

  2. 2

    Kṛṣṇa’s qualities are transcendentally situated. They are unlimited in quantity.

  3. 3

    All of these spiritual qualities are full of transcendental bliss.

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:

He analyzed all the words and described each word with its different connotations. Adding the words ca and api, He described all the different meanings of the verse.
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. guṇa śabdera arthathe meaning of the word guṇa
  2. kṛṣṇera guṇa anantaKṛṣṇa has unlimited qualities
  3. sat-cit-rūpa-guṇasuch qualities are spiritual and eternal
  4. sarva pūrṇa-ānandafull of all transcendental bliss
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does knowing that Kṛṣṇa’s qualities are unlimited affect your desire to learn about Him?

Practice

Read the translation slowly and pause to reflect on the words ‘full of transcendental bliss.’

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Unlimited Qualities Are Full of BlissThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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