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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 25.77

স বৈ ভগবতঃ শ্রীমৎপাদস্পর্শহতাশুভঃ ।

ভেজে সর্পবপুর্হিত্বা রূপং বিদ্যাধরার্চিতম্‌ ॥” ৭৭ ॥

sa vai bhagavataḥ śrīmat-

pāda-sparśa-hatāśubhaḥ

bheje sarpa-vapur hitvā

rūpaṁ vidyādharārcitam

Translation

“ ‘Being touched by the lotus feet of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, that serpent was immediately freed from the reactions of his sinful life. Thus the serpent gave up his body and assumed the body of a beautiful Vidyādhara demigod.’”

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa's Lotus Feet Free One from Sin

  1. 1

    Sudarśana, who belonged to the Vidyādhara planet, was condemned to a serpent's body because he joked with Āṅgirasa Ṛṣi.

  2. 2

    When the serpent attacked Nanda Mahārāja, he called, “Kṛṣṇa! Help!” Kṛṣṇa immediately appeared and began to kick the serpent with His lotus feet.

  3. 3

    The touch of Kṛṣṇa's lotus feet immediately freed the serpent from the reactions of his sinful life. He regained his original form as Sudarśana, the Vidyādhara.

Key points from the purport
  • When this serpent attacked Nanda Mahārāja, Nanda Mahārāja began to call, “Kṛṣṇa!
  • Kṛṣṇa immediately appeared and began to kick the serpent with His lotus feet.
  • Due to being touched by the Lord’s lotus feet, the serpent was immediately freed from the reactions of his sinful life.

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 25.77 quotesSB 10.34.9

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.34.9).

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:

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.
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. saḥhe (the serpent)
  2. vaiindeed
  3. bhagavataḥof the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa
  4. śrīmat-pāda-sparśaby the touch of the lotus feet
  5. hata-aśubhaḥrelieved from all reactions of sinful life
  6. bhejeachieved
  7. sarpa-vapuḥthe body of a snake
  8. hitvāgiving up
  9. rūpambeauty
  10. vidyādhara-arcitamsuitable for a person of Vidyādharaloka
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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: “lotus feet”

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “nanda”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this account teach me about the power of Kṛṣṇa's touch?

Practice

Take a quiet moment today to call upon Kṛṣṇa for help, remembering Nanda Mahārāja's prayer.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa's Lotus Feet Free One from SinThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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