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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 8.92Madhya 8.94

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.93

ন পারয়েঽহং নিরবদ্যসংযুজাং

স্বসাধুকৃত্যং বিবুধায়ুষাপি বঃ ।

যা মাভজন্ দুর্জয়-গেহশৃঙ্খলাঃ

সংবৃশ্চ্য তদ্বঃ প্ৰতিযাতু সাধুনা ॥ ৯৩ ॥

na pāraye ’haṁ niravadya-saṁyujāṁ

sva-sādhu-kṛtyaṁ vibudhāyuṣāpi vaḥ

yā mābhajan durjara-geha-śṛṅkhalāḥ

saṁvṛścya tad vaḥ pratiyātu sādhunā

Translation

“ ‘When the gopīs were overwhelmed with dissatisfaction due to Lord Kṛṣṇa’s absence from the rāsa-līlā, Kṛṣṇa returned to them and told them, ‘My dear gopīs, our meeting is certainly free of all material contamination. I must admit that in many lives it would be impossible for Me to repay My debt to you because you have cut off the bondage of family life just to search for Me. Consequently I am unable to repay you. Therefore please be satisfied with your honest activities in this regard.’

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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.

The Gopīs’ Devotion Cannot Be Repaid

  1. 1

    The gopīs were overwhelmed with dissatisfaction when Kṛṣṇa was absent from the rāsa-līlā. When He returned, He said their meeting was free of all material contamination.

  2. 2

    Kṛṣṇa acknowledged that the gopīs had cut off the bondage of family life just to search for Him.

  3. 3

    He said that even in many lives He could not repay His debt to them. He therefore asked them to be satisfied with their honest activities.

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:

He recited various verses about karmārpaṇa, stating that everything should be dedicated to the Lord. He then spoke of detached action, knowledge mixed with devotional service, and finally the spontaneous loving service of the Lord.
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. nanot
  2. pārayeam able
  3. ahamI
  4. niravadyawithout duplicity
  5. saṁyujāmmeeting
  6. sva-sādhu-kṛtyamyour own honest activities
  7. vibudha-āyuṣā apieven with a duration of life like that of the demigods
  8. vaḥyou
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling

    Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “rāsa-līlā”

  • 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”

  • Vipralambha · Love in separation

    Separation that intensifies remembrance and longing; especially central to the confidential pastimes at Purī. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “absence”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What moves me about Kṛṣṇa's acknowledgment of the gopīs’ devotion?

Practice

Write one sentence about why Kṛṣṇa says He cannot repay the gopīs.

Live this todayThe Gopīs’ Devotion Cannot Be RepaidThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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