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  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 25.139Madhya 25.141

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.140

স্মরন্তঃ স্মারয়ন্ত্যশ্চ মিথোঽঘৌঘহরং হরিম্ ।

ভক্ত্যা সংজাতয়া ভক্ত্যা বিভ্রত্যুৎপুলকাং তনুম্ ॥ ১৪০ ॥

smarantaḥ smārayantaś ca

mitho ’ghaugha-haraṁ harim

bhaktyā sañjātayā bhaktyā

bibhraty utpulakāṁ tanum

Translation

“ ‘Pure devotees manifest spiritual bodily symptoms of ecstatic love simply by remembering and reminding others of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, who takes away everything inauspicious from the devotee. This position is attained by rendering devotional service according to the regulative principles and then rising to the platform of spontaneous love.’

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Devotional Practice Leads to Spontaneous Love

  1. 1

    Pure devotees manifest spiritual bodily symptoms of ecstatic love by remembering Hari and reminding others of Him.

  2. 2

    Hari takes away everything inauspicious from the devotee.

  3. 3

    This position is attained through devotional service according to the regulative principles, followed by rising to spontaneous love.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of CC Madhya 25.140 quotesSB 11.3.31

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.3.31).

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:

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.
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. smarantaḥremembering
  2. smārayantaḥ caand reminding
  3. mithaḥone another
  4. agha-ogha-haramwho takes away everything inauspicious from the devotee
  5. harimthe Supreme Personality of Godhead
  6. bhaktyāby devotion
  7. sañjātayāawakened
  8. bhaktyāby devotion
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “hari”

  • 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: “ecstatic love”

  • 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 I make remembering Hari a more regular part of my devotional service?

Practice

Set aside a few minutes today to remember Hari and share one thought about Him with someone receptive.

Live this todayDevotional Practice Leads to Spontaneous LoveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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