1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min

Study a Verse

Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.

Or browse by līlā and chapter

Madhya-līlā · 25 chapters

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

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.

Read the full guide: how to read Caitanya Caritamrta ›

Madhya-līlā · Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

Madhya 8.225 Madhya 8.227

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.226

‘অঙ্ঘ্রি পদ্মসুধা’য় কহে ‘কৃষ্ণসঙ্গানন্দ’ ।

বিধিমার্গে না পাইয়ে ব্রজে কৃষ্ণচন্দ্র ॥ ২২৬ ॥

‘aṅghri-padma-sudhā’ya kahe ‘kṛṣṇa-saṅgānanda’

vidhi-mārge nā pāiye vraje kṛṣṇa-candra

Translation

“The word ‘aṅghri-padma-sudhā’ means ‘associating intimately with Kṛṣṇa.’ One can attain such perfection only by spontaneous love of God. One cannot obtain Kṛṣṇa in Goloka Vṛndāvana simply by serving the Lord according to regulative principles.

Read this verse on Vedabase.io

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.

Intimacy with Kṛṣṇa Requires Spontaneous Love

1
The expression ‘aṅghri-padma-sudhā’ means associating intimately with Kṛṣṇa.
2
Such perfection can be attained only by spontaneous love of God.
3
Serving the Lord according to regulative principles alone does not bring one to Kṛṣṇa in Goloka Vṛndāvana.

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.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in Madhya 8

Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

aṅghri-padma-sudhāyaby the nectar derived from the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa
kaheit says
kṛṣṇa-saṅga-ānandatranscendental bliss by the association of Kṛṣṇa
vidhi-mārgeon the path of regulative principles
nā pāiyeone does not get
vrajein Goloka Vṛndāvana
kṛṣṇa-candraLord Kṛṣṇa

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: “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: “vṛndāvana”
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: “serving”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Am I looking toward loving association with Kṛṣṇa, rather than merely completing acts of service?

Practice

While doing one act of service today, reflect on spontaneous love of God as the perfection described here.

Live this todayIntimacy with Kṛṣṇa Requires Spontaneous LoveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

Ask Caitanya CaritamrtaHave a question about CC Madhya 8.226? Get an answer from the verses themselves.

Next in Learn · 5 of 9 · 2 minAsk Caitanya CaritamrtaBring your own question. Get an answer drawn only from the book's translations, with every verse shown.Back · LearnLīlās & chapters