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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.107

যৈছে আমার ‘স্বরূপ’, যৈছে আমার ‘স্থিতি’ ।

যৈছে আমার গুণ, কর্ম, ষড়ৈশ্বর্য-শক্তি ॥ ১০৭ ॥

yaiche āmāra ‘svarūpa’, yaiche āmāra ‘sthiti’

yaiche āmāra guṇa, karma, ṣaḍ-aiśvarya-śakti

Translation

“ ‘I shall explain to you My actual form and situation, My attributes, activities and six opulences.’

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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.

The Lord Reveals His Actual Nature

  1. 1

    The Lord promises to explain His actual form and situation.

  2. 2

    His explanation includes His attributes and activities.

  3. 3

    He also promises to explain His six opulences.

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:

One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to take a bath at Pañcanada, and afterwards all His devotees began chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra in front of the temple of Bindu Mādhava. At this time Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī and all his devotees approached 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. yaicheas far as
  2. āmāraMy
  3. svarūpaoriginal form
  4. yaicheas far as
  5. āmāraMy
  6. sthitisituation
  7. yaicheas far as
  8. āmāraMy
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which aspect of the Lord’s promised explanation would I most like to understand?

Practice

Read the translation and write down each aspect of Himself that the Lord promises to explain.

Live this todayThe Lord Reveals His Actual NatureThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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