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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 8.219 Madhya 8.221

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.220

সেই গোপীভাবামৃতে যাঁর লোভ হয় ।

বেদধর্মলোক ত্যজি’ সে কৃষ্ণে ভজয় ॥ ২২০ ॥

sei gopī-bhāvāmṛte yāṅra lobha haya

veda-dharma-loka tyaji’ se kṛṣṇe bhajaya

Translation

“One who is attracted by that ecstatic love of the gopīs does not care about popular opinion or the regulative principles of Vedic life. Rather, he completely surrenders unto Kṛṣṇa and renders service unto Him.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Attraction to Love Leads to Surrender

1
One who is attracted by the ecstatic love of the gopīs does not care about popular opinion.
2
Such a person does not care about the regulative principles of Vedic life.
3
Rather, that person completely surrenders unto Kṛṣṇa and renders service unto Him.

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

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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

seithat
gopīof the gopīs
bhāva-amṛtein the nectar of the ecstasy
yāṅrawhose
lobhaattachment
hayais
veda-dharmareligious principles of the Vedas
lokapopular opinion

Key ideas in this 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: “ecstatic love”
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: “gopīs”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “surrenders”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How much does concern for popular opinion affect my willingness to serve Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Do one small act of service to Kṛṣṇa today without seeking anyone’s approval or praise.

Live this todayAttraction to Love Leads to SurrenderThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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