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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 25.82Madhya 25.84

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.83

মুক্তানামপি সিদ্ধানাং নারায়ণপরায়ণঃ ।

সুদুর্লভঃ প্রশান্তাত্মা কোটিষ্বপি মহামুনে ॥ ৮৩ ॥

muktānām api siddhānāṁ

nārāyaṇa-parāyaṇaḥ

su-durlabhaḥ praśāntātmā

koṭiṣv api mahā-mune

Translation

“ ‘O great sage, out of many millions of materially liberated people who are free from ignorance, and out of many millions of siddhas who have nearly attained perfection, there is hardly one pure devotee of Nārāyaṇa. Only such a devotee is actually completely satisfied and peaceful.’

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Pure Devotion Brings Complete Peace

  1. 1

    Among many millions of materially liberated people free from ignorance, a pure devotee of Nārāyaṇa is very rare.

  2. 2

    Even among millions of siddhas who have nearly attained perfection, there is hardly one pure devotee.

  3. 3

    Only such a pure devotee is actually completely satisfied and peaceful.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of CC Madhya 25.83 quotesSB 6.14.5

This verse is quoted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (6.14.5).

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:

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.
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. muktānāmof persons liberated or freed from the bondage of ignorance
  2. apieven
  3. siddhānāmof persons who have achieved perfection
  4. nārāyaṇaof the Supreme Personality of Godhead
  5. parāyaṇaḥthe devotee
  6. su-durlabhaḥvery rare
  7. praśānta-ātmācompletely satisfied, desireless
  8. koṭiṣuamong many millions
  9. apicertainly
  10. mahā-muneO great sage
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “pure devotee”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this verse suggest about the difference between spiritual attainment and pure devotion?

Practice

Read the verse slowly once, then offer a short prayer for pure devotion rather than spiritual achievement alone.

Live this todayPure Devotion Brings Complete PeaceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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