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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 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya
Madhya 8.145Madhya 8.147

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.146

দ্বিজাত্মজা মে যুবয়োর্দিদৃক্ষুণা, ময়োপনীতা ভুবি ধর্মগুপ্তয়ে ।

কলাবতীর্ণাববনের্ভরাসুরান্, হত্বেহ ভূয়স্ত্বরয়েতমন্তি মে ॥ ১৪৬ ॥

dvijātmajā me yuvayor didṛkṣuṇā

mayopanītā bhuvi dharma-guptaye

kalāvatīrṇāv avaner bharāsurān

hatveha bhūyas tvarayetam anti me

Translation

“[Addressing Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, Lord Mahā-Viṣṇu (the Mahāpuruṣa) said:] ‘I wanted to see both of you, and therefore I have brought the sons of the brāhmaṇa here. Both of you have appeared in the material world to reestablish religious principles, and you have both appeared here with all your potencies. After killing all the demons, please quickly return to the spiritual world.’

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Mahā-Viṣṇu desires to see Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna

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    Kṛṣṇa took Arjuna beyond the material universe while Arjuna was searching for the sons of a brāhmaṇa. Mahā-Viṣṇu explained that He had brought the sons there because He wanted to see both Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna.

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    Mahā-Viṣṇu said that Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna had appeared in the material world with all their potencies to reestablish religious principles.

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    He asked them to return quickly to the spiritual world after killing all the demons.

Key points from the purport
  • This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.89.58) concerning Kṛṣṇa’s endeavor to take Arjuna beyond the material universe when Arjuna was searching for the sons of a brāhmaṇa.

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 8.146 quotesSB 10.89.58

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.89.58) concerning Kṛṣṇa’s endeavor to take Arjuna beyond the material universe when Arjuna was searching for the sons of a brāhmaṇa.

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

Deepening intimacy and revelation. Their exchange ascends from duty to pure love and the confidential moods of Vraja.

The mood of Madhya 8 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

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

This conjugal love attains its highest perfection in Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s love for Kṛṣṇa. He next described the position of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and the transcendental mellows of love of God.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. dvija-ātma-jāḥthe sons of the brāhmaṇa
  2. meby Me
  3. yuvayoḥof both of you
  4. didṛkṣuṇādesiring the sight
  5. mayāby Me
  6. upanītāḥbrought
  7. bhuviin the world
  8. dharma-guptayefor the protection of religious principles
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Mahā-Viṣṇu’s desire to see Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna help me appreciate about this meeting?

Practice

Reread Mahā-Viṣṇu’s words and identify His reason for bringing the brāhmaṇa’s sons there.

Live this todayMahā-Viṣṇu desires to see Kṛṣṇa and ArjunaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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