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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 25.274Madhya 25.276

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.275

সেই সরোবরে গিয়া,     হংস-চক্রবাক হঞা,

সদা তাহাঁ করহ বিলাস ।

খণ্ডিবে সকল দুঃখ,     পাইবা পরম সুখ,

অনায়াসে হবে প্রেমোল্লাস ॥ ২৭৫ ॥

sei sarovare giyā, haṁsa-cakravāka hañā,

sadā tāhāṅ karaha vilāsa

khaṇḍibe sakala duḥkha, pāibā parama sukha,

anāyāse habe premollāsa

Translation

All the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu should go to that lake and, remaining always under the shelter of the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, become swans and cakravāka birds in those celestial waters. They should go on rendering service to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and enjoy life perpetually. In this way all miseries will be diminished, the devotees will attain great happiness, and there will be jubilant love of God.

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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.

Take Shelter and Continue Serving

  1. 1

    Devotees are invited to enter that lake and remain under the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lotus feet.

  2. 2

    Like swans and cakravāka birds in celestial waters, they should continually render service to Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    Through this shelter and service, miseries diminish and devotees attain great happiness and jubilant love of God.

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:

Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī immediately fell down at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and very much regretted his past behavior toward the Lord. 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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sei sarovare giyāgoing to that lake where the clusters of lotus flowers exist
  2. haṁsa-cakravāka hañābecoming swans or cakravāka birds
  3. sadāalways
  4. tāhāṅthere
  5. karaha vilāsaenjoy life
  6. khaṇḍibewill be diminished
  7. sakala duḥkhaall material anxieties and miseries
  8. pāibāyou will get
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “shelter”, “lotus feet”

  • 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”

  • 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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I approach my service today with a greater sense of shelter in Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

Practice

Before one small act of service to Kṛṣṇa today, pause and pray for shelter at Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lotus feet.

Live this todayTake Shelter and Continue ServingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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