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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 8.59Madhya 8.61

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.60

যৎ করোষি যদশ্নাসি যজ্জুহোষি দদাসি যৎ ।

যত্তপস্যসি কৌন্তেয় তৎ কুরুষ্ব মদর্পণম্ ॥ ৬০ ॥

yat karoṣi yad aśnāsi

yaj juhoṣi dadāsi yat

yat tapasyasi kaunteya

tat kuruṣva mad-arpaṇam

Translation

Rāmānanda Rāya continued, “ ‘My dear son of Kuntī, whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer in sacrifice, whatever you give in charity, and whatever austerities you perform, all the results of such activities should be offered to Me, Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.’”

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Devotional Service Transcends Material Duties

  1. 1

    The Lord says that varṇāśrama-dharma is not properly executed in the Age of Kali, so He asks Rāmānanda Rāya to go further.

  2. 2

    While remaining in varṇāśrama-dharma, one may offer the results of work, eating, sacrifice, charity and austerity to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa in loving service.

  3. 3

    Varṇāśrama-dharma concerns the three modes of material nature. Devotional service, however, is transcendental and stands on the absolute platform.

Key points from the purport
  • The Lord has said that the varṇāśrama-dharma is not properly executed in this Age of Kali; therefore He ordered Rāmānanda Rāya to go further into the matter.
  • Rāmānanda replied with this verse from the Bhagavad-gītā (9.27), which instructs that while remaining in the system of varṇāśrama-dharma one may offer the results of his activities to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa in loving service.
  • Naturally Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was asking Rāmānanda Rāya about the execution of devotional service.

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 8.60 quotesBG 9.27

Rāmānanda replied with this verse from the Bhagavad-gītā (9.27), which instructs that while remaining in the system of varṇāśrama-dharma one may offer the results of his activities to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa in loving service.

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:

Rāmānanda Rāya, who was clothed in ordinary dress, offered the Lord respectful obeisances. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu questioned him on the object and process of worship and also asked him to recite verses from the Vedic literature.
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. yatwhatever
  2. karoṣiyou do
  3. yatwhatever
  4. aśnāsiyou eat
  5. yatwhatever
  6. juhoṣiyou offer in sacrifice
  7. dadāsiyou give in charity
  8. yatwhatever
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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: “offered”, “service”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I approach an ordinary activity as loving service to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Before beginning one task today, consciously dedicate its results to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa in loving service.

Live this todayDevotional Service Transcends Material DutiesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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