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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.105

কৃষ্ণস্ফূর্ত্যে তাঁর মন হঞাছে নির্মল ।

অতএব প্রভুর তত্ত্ব জানিল সকল ॥ ১০৫ ॥

kṛṣṇa-sphūrtye tāṅra mana hañāche nirmala

ataeva prabhura tattva jānila sakala

Translation

The mind of the brāhmaṇa was purified by the revelation of Lord Kṛṣṇa, and therefore he could understand the truth of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in all details.

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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.

Revelation Purifies the Mind

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa was revealed to the brāhmaṇa.

  2. 2

    This revelation purified the brāhmaṇa’s mind.

  3. 3

    With his mind purified, he could understand the truth of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in all details.

How it feels

Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.

The mood of Madhya 9 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

A brāhmaṇa devotee of Lord Rāmacandra talked with Him. Then the Lord took His bath in the river Kṛtamālā.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. kṛṣṇa-sphūrtyeby revelation of Lord Kṛṣṇa
  2. tāṅrahis
  3. manamind
  4. hañāchedid become
  5. nirmalapurified
  6. ataevatherefore
  7. prabhuraof Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  8. tattvatruth
  9. jānilacould understand
  10. sakalaall
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What connection does this verse show between a purified mind and understanding the Lord?

Practice

Write one sentence tracing the verse’s sequence: revelation of Lord Kṛṣṇa, purification of the mind, and understanding of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Live this todayRevelation Purifies the MindThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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