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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 25.123Madhya 25.125

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.124

আমাতে যে ‘প্রীতি’, সেই ‘প্রেম’ — ‘প্রয়োজন’ ।

কার্যদ্বারে কহি তার ‘স্বরূপ’-লক্ষণ ॥ ১২৪ ॥

āmāte ye ‘prīti’, sei ‘prema’ — ‘prayojana’

kārya-dvāre kahi tāra ‘svarūpa’-lakṣaṇa

Translation

“ ‘Supreme affection for Me is called love of Godhead, and that is the ultimate goal of life. Let Me explain by a practical example the natural characteristics of such love.

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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.

Love of Godhead Is Life’s Ultimate Goal

  1. 1

    Supreme affection for the Lord is called love of Godhead.

  2. 2

    This love is the ultimate goal of life.

  3. 3

    The Lord introduces a practical example to explain the natural characteristics of such love.

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. āmāteunto Me
  2. yewhatever
  3. prītiaffection
  4. seithat
  5. premalove of Godhead
  6. prayojanathe ultimate goal of life
  7. kārya-dvāreby practical example
  8. kahilet Me inform
  9. tāraits
  10. svarūpa-lakṣaṇanatural characteristics
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “love of godhead”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does love of Godhead as life’s ultimate goal compare with the goals you usually pursue?

Practice

Write the words “Love of Godhead is the ultimate goal of life” and pause for a minute to reflect on them.

Live this todayLove of Godhead Is Life’s Ultimate GoalThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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