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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places
Madhya 9.146Madhya 9.148

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.147

‘স্বয়ং ভগবান্ ‘কৃষ্ণ’ হরে লক্ষ্মীর মন ।

গোপিকার মন হরিতে নারে ‘নারায়ণ’ ॥ ১৪৭ ॥

svayaṁ bhagavān ‘kṛṣṇa’ hare lakṣmīra mana

gopikāra mana harite nāre ‘nārāyaṇa’

Translation

“The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, attracts the mind of the goddess of fortune, but Lord Nārāyaṇa cannot attract the minds of the gopīs. This proves the superexcellence of Kṛṣṇa.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa’s Superexcellent Attraction

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, attracts the mind of the goddess of fortune.

  2. 2

    Lord Nārāyaṇa cannot attract the minds of the gopīs.

  3. 3

    This contrast demonstrates the superexcellence of Kṛṣṇa.

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:

Then the Lord went to Setubandha and took His bath at Dhanus-tīrtha. He also visited Rāmeśvara, where He collected some papers connected with Sītādevī, whose illusory form had been kidnapped by Rāvaṇa.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. svayam bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead
  2. kṛṣṇais Lord Kṛṣṇa
  3. hareattracts
  4. lakṣmīraof the goddess of fortune
  5. manathe mind
  6. gopikāraof the gopīs
  7. manathe minds
  8. hariteto attract
  9. nāreis not able
  10. nārāyaṇaLord Nārāyaṇa
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the gopīs’ attraction reveal about Kṛṣṇa’s superexcellence?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute reflecting on Kṛṣṇa’s attraction as described in this translation.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Superexcellent AttractionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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