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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 7: The Lord Begins His Tour of South India
Madhya 7.128Madhya 7.130

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.129

কভু না বাধিবে তোমার বিষয়-তরঙ্গ ।

পুনরপি এই ঠাঞি পাবে মোর সঙ্গ ॥” ১২৯ ॥

kabhu nā bādhibe tomāra viṣaya-taraṅga

punarapi ei ṭhāñi pābe mora saṅga”

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu further advised the brāhmaṇa Kūrma, “If you follow this instruction, your materialistic life at home will not obstruct your spiritual advancement. Indeed, if you follow these regulative principles, we will again meet here, or, rather, you will never lose My company.”

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
Lives touched by mercyKūrma Brāhmaṇa · step 3, Turning: Remain at home
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Following Instructions Keeps the Lord’s Company

  1. 1

    By following Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s instructions under His representative’s guidance, chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa and teaching others as far as possible, one remains untouched by material contamination.

  2. 2

    It does not matter whether one lives in a holy place or in a city where materialistic life is prominent. Following the Lord’s instructions means living in His company.

  3. 3

    Such a devotee converts the place where he lives into Vṛndāvana and Navadvīpa. This is the secret of success in advancing in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Key points from the purport
  • If one simply follows the instructions of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, under the guidance of His representative, and chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, teaching everyone as far as possible the same principle, the contamination of the materialistic way of life will not even touch him.
  • If a devotee follows the instructions of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he lives in the company of the Lord.
  • Wherever he lives, he converts that place into Vṛndāvana and Navadvīpa.

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

Quoted in the purport ofSB 5.1.19

He has blessed them, as described in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Madhya 7.129): A sincere devotee who engages in the service of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu by preaching His cult all over the world will never be affected by viṣaya-taraṅga, material influences.

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

Expansive compassion. The Lord carries nāma and mercy from village to village, including deliverance of Vāsudeva.

The mood of Madhya 7 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 7: The Lord Begins His Tour of South India

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

While there, He bestowed His causeless mercy upon a brāhmaṇa called Kūrma and cured another brāhmaṇa, named Vāsudeva, who was suffering from leprosy. After curing this brāhmaṇa leper, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu received the title Vāsudevāmṛta-prada, meaning “one who delivered nectar to the leper Vāsudeva.”
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 7
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. kabhuat any time
  2. nānot
  3. bādhibewill obstruct
  4. tomārayour
  5. viṣaya-taraṅgamaterialistic way of life
  6. punarapiagain
  7. ei ṭhāñiat this place
  8. pābeyou will get
  9. moraMy
  10. saṅgaassociation
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “chanting”

  • 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: “vṛndāvana”

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

How does this teaching change your view of the spiritual opportunities where you live?

Practice

Chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra where you live today, remembering the Lord’s assurance that following His instructions keeps His company.

Live this todayFollowing Instructions Keeps the Lord’s CompanyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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