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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.137
প্রেম দেখি’ সেবক কহে হইয়া বিস্মিত ।
কৃষ্ণ যে ইঁহার বশ, — হয় যথোচিত ॥ ১৩৭ ॥
prema dekhi’ sevaka kahe ha-iyā vismita
kṛṣṇa ye iṅhāra vaśa, — haya yathocita
Upon seeing the ecstatic loving symptoms manifest in Mādhavendra Purī, the priest was struck with wonder. He could understand why Kṛṣṇa had become so much obliged to him, and he saw that Kṛṣṇa’s action was befitting.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Kṛṣṇa is never conquered by anyone, yet a devotee can conquer Him through devotional service. Seeing Mādhavendra Purī’s ecstatic love, the priest understood that Kṛṣṇa’s action was befitting.
Reading Vedic literature alone cannot bring understanding of Kṛṣṇa; one must also be a lover of Kṛṣṇa. Study together with devotional worship of the Deity enhances transcendental understanding of devotional service.
Love of Godhead lies dormant within everyone’s heart. Following the standard process of devotional service awakens it.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
The purport of CC Madhya 4.137 quotesSB 10.14.3
This is explained in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.14.3): ajita jito’py asi tais tri-lokyām.
The purport of CC Madhya 4.137 quotesCC Madhya 22.107
Śravaṇādi śuddha-citte karaye udaya. Love of Godhead is dormant within everyone’s heart, and if one simply follows the standard process of devotional service, it is awakened.
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Selfless service and longing. Gopāla’s requests, Gopīnātha’s mercy, and Mādhavendra Purī’s devotion deepen the theme of longing.
The mood of Madhya 4 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When He recited some verses composed by Mādhavendra Purī, He went into an ecstatic mood. But when He saw that many people were assembled, He checked Himself and ate some sweet rice prasādam.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love of godhead”, “ecstatic love”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you join your study with devotional worship rather than reading alone?
Alongside your reading today, set aside a brief time for devotional worship of the Deity.
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