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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 25.276Madhya 25.278

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.277

চৈতন্যলীলা — অমৃতপূর,     কৃষ্ণলীলা — সুকর্পূর,

দুহে মিলি’ হয় সুমাধুর্য ।

সাধু-গুরু-প্ৰসাদে,     তাহা যেই আস্বাদে,

সেই জানে মাধুর্য-প্রাচুর্য ॥ ২৭৭ ॥

caitanya-līlā — amṛta-pūra, kṛṣṇa-līlā — sukarpūra,

duhe mili’ haya sumādhurya

sādhu-guru-prasāde, tāhā yei āsvāde,

sei jāne mādhurya-prācurya

Translation

The pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu are full of nectar, and the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa are like camphor. When one mixes these, they taste very sweet. By the mercy of the pure devotees, whoever tastes them can understand the depths of that sweetness.

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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.

Relish the Sweetness Through Devotees’ Mercy

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s pastimes are full of nectar, while Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes are compared to camphor.

  2. 2

    When these pastimes are mixed together, they taste very sweet.

  3. 3

    By the mercy of pure devotees, those who taste these pastimes can understand the depths of their sweetness.

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:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to Jagannātha Purī through the great forest of Jhārikhaṇḍa (Jharkhand) in central India. At the end of this chapter, Kavirāja Gosvāmī sums up the incidents of the madhya-līlā and instructs every living being to read this sublime book of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s pastimes.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. caitanya-līlā amṛta-pūrathe pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu are full of nectar
  2. kṛṣṇa-līlā su-karpūrathe pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa are exactly like camphor
  3. duhe mili’the two meeting
  4. hayabecome
  5. su-mādhuryavery, very palatable
  6. sādhu-guru-prasādeby the mercy of saintly persons and devotees in the transcendental position
  7. tāhāthat
  8. yeianyone who
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “mercy”

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “together”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I approach these pastimes as something to relish through the mercy of pure devotees?

Practice

Reread this verse slowly, then offer a brief prayer for the mercy of pure devotees to appreciate these pastimes.

Live this todayRelish the Sweetness Through Devotees’ MercyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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