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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 25.109

যাবানহং যথা-ভাবো যদ্রূপগুণকর্মকঃ ।

তথৈব তত্ত্ববিজ্ঞানমস্তু তে মদনুগ্রহাৎ ॥ ১০৯ ॥

yāvān ahaṁ yathā-bhāvo

yad-rūpa-guṇa-karmakaḥ

tathaiva tattva-vijñānam

astu te mad-anugrahāt

Translation

“ ‘By My causeless mercy, be enlightened in truth about My personality, manifestations, qualities and pastimes.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Enlightenment Comes Through Causeless Mercy

  1. 1

    The Lord grants enlightenment in truth by His causeless mercy.

  2. 2

    This enlightenment concerns His personality and manifestations.

  3. 3

    It also includes understanding His qualities and pastimes.

Key points from the purport
  • For an explanation see Ādi-līlā, chapter one, text 52.

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· 1

The purport of CC Madhya 25.109 quotesSB 2.9.32

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (2.9.32).

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. yāvānas I am in My eternal form
  2. ahamI
  3. yathāin whichever manner
  4. bhāvaḥtranscendental existence
  5. yatwhatever
  6. rūpavarious forms and colors
  7. guṇaqualities
  8. karmakaḥactivities
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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”

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

What does it mean for me to receive understanding as the Lord’s mercy?

Practice

Pause over the words “By My causeless mercy” and offer a short prayer for true understanding of the Lord.

Live this todayEnlightenment Comes Through Causeless MercyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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