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  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 8.68Madhya 8.70

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.69

নানোপচার-কৃতপূজনমার্তবন্ধোঃ ।

প্রেম্‌ণৈব ভক্তহৃদয়ং সুখবিদ্রুতং স্যাৎ ।

যাবৎ ক্ষুদস্তি জঠরে জরঠা পিপাসা

তাবৎ সুখায় ভবতো ননু ভক্ষ্য-পেয়ে ॥ ৬৯ ॥

nānopacāra-kṛta-pūjanam ārta-bandhoḥ

premṇaiva bhakta-hṛdayaṁ sukha-vidrutaṁ syāt

yāvat kṣud asti jaṭhare jaraṭhā pipāsā

tāvat sukhāya bhavato nanu bhakṣya-peye

Translation

Rāmānanda Rāya continued, “ ‘As long as there is hunger and thirst within the stomach, varieties of food and drink make one feel very happy. Similarly, when the Lord is worshiped with pure love, the various activities performed in the course of that worship awaken transcendental bliss in the heart of the devotee.’

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

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Pure Love Awakens Joy in Worship

  1. 1

    When hunger and thirst are present, varieties of food and drink bring great happiness.

  2. 2

    Rāmānanda Rāya uses this comparison to describe worship of the Lord with pure love.

  3. 3

    When worship is offered with pure love, its various activities awaken transcendental bliss in the devotee’s heart.

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:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu questioned him on the object and process of worship and also asked him to recite verses from the Vedic literature. First of all, Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya enunciated the system of the varṇāśrama institution.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. nānā-upacāraby varieties of offerings
  2. kṛtaperformed
  3. pūjanamworshiping
  4. ārta-bandhoḥof the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the friend of all distressed persons
  5. premṇāby ecstatic love
  6. evaindeed
  7. bhakta-hṛdayamthe heart of a devotee
  8. sukha-vidrutammelted in transcendental bliss
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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: “pure love”

  • 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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How much attention do I give to the love with which I worship the Lord?

Practice

During one act of worship today, give special attention to offering it with love.

Live this todayPure Love Awakens Joy in WorshipThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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