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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 24.41 Madhya 24.43

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.42

ঐশ্বর্য-মাধুর্য-কারুণ্যে স্বরূপ-পূর্ণতা ।

ভক্তবাৎসল্য, আত্মপর্যন্ত বদান্যতা ॥ ৪২ ॥

aiśvarya-mādhurya-kāruṇye svarūpa-pūrṇatā

bhakta-vātsalya, ātma-paryanta vadānyatā

Translation

“Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental qualities of opulence, sweetness and mercy are perfect and full. As far as Kṛṣṇa’s affectionate leaning toward His devotees is concerned, He is so magnanimous that He can give Himself to His devotees.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa Gives Himself to His Devotees

1
Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental opulence, sweetness and mercy are perfect and full.
2
Kṛṣṇa has an affectionate leaning toward His devotees.
3
His generosity is so great that He can give Himself to His devotees.

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

Madhya 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

He then concluded that different classes of transcendentalists ( jñānīs, karmīs, yogīs ) utilize this verse according to their own interpretation, but if they would give up this process and surrender to Kṛṣṇa, as indicated by the verse itself, they would be able to comprehend the real meaning of the verse.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

aiśvaryaopulence
mādhuryatranscendental sweetness
kāruṇyemercy
svarūpa-pūrṇatāfullness of spiritual value
bhakta-vātsalyaaffection for the devotee
ātma-paryantaup to the point of His personal self
vadānyatāmagnanimity

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “magnanimous”
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mercy”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Kṛṣṇa’s willingness to give Himself reveal to you about His affection?

Practice

Spend one quiet minute reflecting on Kṛṣṇa’s mercy and His affection for His devotees.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Gives Himself to His DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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