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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 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas
Madhya 25.100Madhya 25.102

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.101

আত্মাবাস্যমিদং বিশ্বং যৎ কিঞ্চিজ্জগত্যাং জগৎ ।

তেন ত্যক্তেন ভুঞ্জীথা মা গৃধঃ কস্যস্বিদ্ধনম্ ॥ ১০১ ॥

ātmāvāsyam idaṁ viśvaṁ

yat kiñcij jagatyāṁ jagat

tena tyaktena bhuñjīthā

mā gṛdhaḥ kasya svid dhanam

Translation

“ ‘Everything animate or inanimate that is within the universe is controlled and owned by the Lord. One should therefore accept only those things for himself that are set aside as his quota, and one should not accept other things, knowing well to whom they belong.’

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Everything belongs to the Supreme Lord

  1. 1

    Everything animate or inanimate within the universe is controlled and owned by the Lord. Ownership does not ultimately rest with the people or the state.

  2. 2

    We should be satisfied with what the Supreme Personality of Godhead has allotted us. We should not encroach upon the possessions of others.

  3. 3

    Even manufactured goods belong to the Supreme Lord because their ingredients belong to Him. Spiritual communism recognizes His supreme proprietorship.

Key points from the purport
  • When this idea is expanded, we can see that everything belongs to God.
  • Above that, if something is manufactured in a factory, it should be considered the property of the Supreme Personality of Godhead because the ingredients belong to the Supreme Lord.
  • Actually, there is no need to manufacture such things artificially, but if it is done, one should consider that the goods produced belong to the Supreme Lord.

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

Connected verses· 2

The purport of CC Madhya 25.101 quotesSB 8.1.10

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (8.1.10).

The purport of CC Madhya 25.101 quotesBG 5.29

As Lord Kṛṣṇa explains in the Bhagavad-gītā (5.29):

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

How it feels

Reconciliation and broad mercy. Opponents turn toward bhakti; the Lord returns to Purī and embraces devotees.

The mood of Madhya 25 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

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

At this time Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī and all his devotees approached the Lord. Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī immediately fell down at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and very much regretted his past behavior toward the Lord.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 25
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ātma-āvāsyamthe expansion of the energy of the Supreme Soul, the Personality of Godhead
  2. idamthis
  3. viśvamuniverse
  4. yatwhatever
  5. kiñcitsomething
  6. jagatyāmwithin the universe
  7. jagatall that is animate or inanimate
  8. tenaby Him
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Where can I practice contentment with my allotted share rather than desire what belongs to another?

Practice

Before using one possession today, pause to acknowledge that it ultimately belongs to the Supreme Lord.

Live this todayEverything belongs to the Supreme LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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