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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 25.36Madhya 25.38

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.37

দৃষ্টং শ্রুতং ভূত-ভবদ্‌ভবিষ্যৎ স্থাস্নুশ্চরিষ্ণুর্মহদল্পকং বা ।

বিনাচ্যুতাদ্‌বস্তু তরাং ন বাচ্যং স এব সর্বং পরমাত্মভূতঃ ॥ ৩৭ ॥

dṛṣṭaṁ śrutaṁ bhūta-bhavad-bhaviṣyat

sthāsnuś cariṣṇur mahad alpakaṁ vā

vinācyutād vastu-tarāṁ na vācyaṁ

sa eva sarvaṁ paramātma-bhūtaḥ

Translation

“ ‘Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the cause of all causes. He is past, present and future, and He is the movable and immovable. He is the greatest and the smallest, and He is visible and directly experienced. He is celebrated in the Vedic literature. Everything is Kṛṣṇa, and without Him there is no existence. He is the root of all understanding, and He is that which is understood by all words.’

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa Is the Cause of All Causes

  1. 1

    Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the cause of all causes. Without Him there is no existence.

  2. 2

    He is past, present and future, the movable and immovable, and the greatest and smallest. He is visible and directly experienced.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa is celebrated in the Vedic literature. He is the root of all understanding and that which is understood by all words.

Key points from the purport
  • This verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.46.43) was spoken by Uddhava when he came to pacify all the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana during Kṛṣṇa’s absence.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of CC Madhya 25.37 quotesSB 10.46.43

This verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.46.43) was spoken by Uddhava when he came to pacify all the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana during Kṛṣṇa’s absence.

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:

One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to take a bath at Pañcanada, and afterwards all His devotees began chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra in front of the temple of Bindu Mādhava. At this time Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī and all his devotees approached the Lord.
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. dṛṣṭamexperienced by direct perception
  2. śrutamexperienced by hearing
  3. bhūtapast
  4. bhavatpresent
  5. bhaviṣyatwhich will be in the future
  6. sthāsnuḥimmovable
  7. cariṣṇuḥmovable
  8. mahatthe greatest
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might remembering that nothing exists without Kṛṣṇa change how I see the world?

Practice

Choose one thing you encounter today and pause to remember that its existence depends on Kṛṣṇa.

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Śrīla Prabhupāda speaks

His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.

2 lectures given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Is the Cause of All CausesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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