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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 6.270

সালোক্য-সার্ষ্টি-সামীপ্য সারূপ্যৈকত্বমপ্যুত ।

দীয়মানং ন গৃহ্ণন্তি বিনা মৎ-সেবনং জনাঃ ॥ ২৭০ ॥

sālokya-sārṣṭi-sāmīpya-

sārūpyaikatvam apy uta

dīyamānaṁ na gṛhṇanti

vinā mat-sevanaṁ janāḥ

Translation

Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya concluded, “ ‘Even though he is offered all kinds of liberation, the pure devotee does not accept them. He is fully satisfied engaging in the service of the Lord.’”

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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.

Fully Satisfied in the Lord’s Service

  1. 1

    A pure devotee may be offered all kinds of liberation.

  2. 2

    Even when offered liberation, the pure devotee does not accept it.

  3. 3

    The pure devotee is fully satisfied engaging in the service of the Lord.

How it feels

Doubt transformed to devotion. Intellectual resistance gives way to a profound change of heart.

The mood of Madhya 6 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 6: The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Having become a pure devotee, the Bhaṭṭācārya said, “Because the meaning is hazy, I still prefer bhakti-pada. ” At this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and the other inhabitants of Jagannātha Purī became very pleased. Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya thus became a pure Vaiṣṇava, and the other learned scholars there followed him.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sālokyathe liberation of living in the same planet as the Lord
  2. sārṣṭito have opulence exactly like that of the Lord
  3. sāmīpyato associate always with the Lord
  4. sārūpyato achieve a body like that of the Lord
  5. ekatvamto merge into the body of the Lord
  6. apialthough
  7. utait is said
  8. dīyamānambeing offered
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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”, “offered”

  • 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

Am I learning to find satisfaction in service itself?

Practice

Do one small act of service to the Lord today, focusing on the service rather than any benefit.

Live this todayFully Satisfied in the Lord’s ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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