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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.276

এই অমৃত অনুক্ষণ,     সাধু মহান্ত-মেঘগণ,

বিশ্বোদ্যানে করে বরিষণ ।

তাতে ফলে অমৃত-ফল,     ভক্ত খায় নিরন্তর,

তার শেষে জীয়ে জগজন ॥ ২৭৬ ॥

ei amṛta anukṣaṇa, sādhu mahānta-megha-gaṇa,

viśvodyāne kare variṣaṇa

tāte phale amṛta-phala, bhakta khāya nirantara,

tāra śeṣe jīye jaga-jana

Translation

The devotees who have taken shelter of the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu take the responsibility for distributing nectarean devotional service all over the world. They are like clouds pouring water on the ground that nourishes the fruit of love of Godhead in this world. The devotees eat that fruit to their hearts’ content, and whatever remnants they leave are eaten by the general populace. Thus they live happily.

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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.

Share the Nectar of Devotional Service

  1. 1

    Devotees sheltered at Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lotus feet accept responsibility for distributing nectarean devotional service throughout the world.

  2. 2

    They are compared to clouds whose rain nourishes the fruit of love of Godhead.

  3. 3

    The devotees relish this fruit to their hearts’ content. The general populace shares in what they leave, and thus they live happily.

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. ei amṛtathis nectar
  2. anukṣaṇacontinuously
  3. sādhu mahānta-megha-gaṇapure devotees and saintly persons, who are compared to clouds
  4. viśva-udyānein the garden of the universe
  5. kare variṣaṇarain down these nectarean pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
  6. tātebecause of that
  7. phalegrows
  8. amṛta-phalathe fruit of nectar
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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”, “sheltered”

  • Audārya · Love that moves outward

    The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “distributing”

  • 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 might I share something of devotional service rather than keeping its nourishment only for myself?

Practice

Share one passage from this batch about devotional service with someone willing to read it.

Live this todayShare the Nectar of Devotional ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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