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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 25.42Madhya 25.44

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.43

পরমার্থ-বিচার গেল, করি মাত্র ‘বাদ’ ।

কাহাঁ মুক্তি পাব, কাহাঁ কৃষ্ণের প্রসাদ ॥ ৪৩ ॥

paramārtha-vicāra gela, kari mātra ‘vāda’

kāhāṅ mukti pāba, kāhāṅ kṛṣṇera prasāda

Translation

“The atheists, headed by the Māyāvādī philosophers, do not care for liberation or Kṛṣṇa’s mercy. They simply continue to put forward false arguments and countertheories to atheistic philosophy, not considering or engaging in spiritual matters.

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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.

Seek Kṛṣṇa’s Mercy, Not Endless Arguments

  1. 1

    The verse describes atheists, headed by the Māyāvādī philosophers, as neglecting liberation and Kṛṣṇa’s mercy.

  2. 2

    They continue putting forward false arguments and countertheories to atheistic philosophy.

  3. 3

    Their arguments do not lead them to consider or engage in spiritual matters. The warning is against allowing debate to replace spiritual engagement.

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:

By and by, one of the disciples of the great sannyāsī Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī became devoted to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and this devotee explained Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī and supported His views with various arguments. 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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. parama-artha-vicāradiscussion on spiritual matters
  2. gelahas gone
  3. kariwe do
  4. mātra vādaonly argument and word jugglery
  5. kāhāṅwhere
  6. muktiliberation
  7. pābawe shall get
  8. kāhāṅwhere
  9. kṛṣṇera prasādathe mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa
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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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Does my interest in spiritual discussion lead me to seek Kṛṣṇa’s mercy, or only to argue?

Practice

Set aside one unnecessary debate today and spend a quiet moment asking for Kṛṣṇa’s mercy.

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Śrīla Prabhupāda speaks

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

1 lecture given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.

Live this todaySeek Kṛṣṇa’s Mercy, Not Endless ArgumentsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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