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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 25.134Madhya 25.136

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.135

এইত’ ‘সম্বন্ধ’, শুন ‘অভিধেয়’ ভক্তি ।

ভাগবতে প্রতি-শ্লোকে ব্যাপে যার স্থিতি ॥ ১৩৫ ॥

eita’ ‘sambandha’, śuna ‘abhidheya’ bhakti

bhāgavate prati-śloke vyāpe yāra sthiti

Translation

“This is one’s eternal relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Now please hear about the execution of devotional service. This principle pervades each and every verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

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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.

Hear About the Execution of Devotional Service

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu concludes the explanation of one’s eternal relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    He then asks His listeners to hear about the execution of devotional service.

  3. 3

    The principle of devotional service pervades each and every verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

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:

He asked Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu about devotional service in terms of the Vedānta-sūtra, and the Lord told him about devotional service that is approved by great personalities who know the Vedānta-sūtra. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then pointed out that Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the proper commentary on the Vedānta-sūtra.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. eita’this
  2. sambandharelationship
  3. śunaplease hear
  4. abhidheyathe function
  5. bhaktiknown as devotional service
  6. bhāgavatein Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
  7. prati-ślokein each and every verse
  8. vyāpepervades
  9. yāraof which
  10. sthitithe situation
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling

    Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “relationship”

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “service”

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

How can you listen more attentively for the teaching of devotional service in what you read?

Practice

Read the next verse in this batch and identify what it teaches about practicing devotional service.

Live this todayHear About the Execution of Devotional ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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