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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 25.148Madhya 25.150

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.149

ধর্মঃ প্রোজ্ঝিতকৈতবোঽত্র পরমো নির্মৎসরাণাং সতাং

বেদ্যং বাস্তবমত্র বস্তু শিবদং তাপত্রয়োন্মূলনম্‌ ।

শ্রীমদ্ভাগবতে মহামুনিকৃতে কিংবাপরৈরীশ্বরঃ

সদ্যো হৃদ্যবরুধ্যতেঽত্র কৃতিভিঃ শুশ্রূষুভিস্তৎক্ষণাৎ ॥ ১৪৯ ॥

dharmaḥ projjhita-kaitavo ’tra paramo nirmatsarāṇāṁ satāṁ

vedyaṁ vāstavam atra vastu śiva-daṁ tāpa-trayonmūlanam

śrīmad-bhāgavate mahā-muni-kṛte kiṁ vā parair īśvaraḥ

sadyo hṛdy avarudhyate ’tra kṛtibhiḥ śuśrūṣubhis tat-kṣaṇāt

Translation

“ ‘Completely rejecting all religious activities which are materially motivated, this Bhāgavata Purāṇa propounds the highest truth, which is understandable by those devotees who are fully pure in heart. The highest truth is reality distinguished from illusion for the welfare of all. Such truth uproots the threefold miseries. This beautiful Bhāgavatam, compiled by the great sage Vyāsadeva [in his maturity], is sufficient in itself for God realization. What is the need of any other scripture? As soon as one attentively and submissively hears the message of Bhāgavatam, by this culture of knowledge the Supreme Lord is established within his heart.’

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Hear Bhāgavatam with a Pure Heart

  1. 1

    The Bhāgavata Purāṇa completely rejects materially motivated religious activities. It teaches the highest truth, understood by devotees fully pure in heart.

  2. 2

    This truth distinguishes reality from illusion for everyone’s welfare and uproots the threefold miseries. Compiled by Vyāsadeva in his maturity, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is sufficient in itself for God realization.

  3. 3

    As soon as one hears its message attentively and submissively, the Supreme Lord is established within one’s heart.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of CC Madhya 25.149 quotesSB 1.1.2

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.1.2).

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 then explained the catuḥ-ślokī (four ślokas ) of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the essence of that great scripture. From that day on, all the sannyāsīs of Vārāṇasī became devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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. dharmaḥreligiosity
  2. projjhitacompletely rejected
  3. kaitavaḥin which there is fruitive intention
  4. atraherein
  5. paramaḥthe highest
  6. nirmatsarāṇāmof the one hundred percent pure in heart
  7. satāmdevotees
  8. vedyamto be understood
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What material expectation could I set aside to hear Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam more submissively?

Practice

Read this translation aloud without distractions, listening attentively rather than looking for material benefit.

Live this todayHear Bhāgavatam with a Pure HeartThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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