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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 9.160 Madhya 9.162

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.161

এবে সে জানিনু কৃষ্ণভক্তি সর্বোপরি ।

কৃতার্থ করিলে, মোরে কহিলে কৃপা করি’ ॥ ১৬১ ॥

ebe se jāninu kṛṣṇa-bhakti sarvopari

kṛtārtha karile, more kahile kṛpā kari’

Translation

“I can now understand that devotional service unto Lord Kṛṣṇa is the supreme form of worship. Out of Your causeless mercy You have made my life successful simply by explaining the facts.”

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Devotional Service Is the Supreme Worship

1
The speaker now understands that devotional service unto Lord Kṛṣṇa is the supreme form of worship.
2
He credits this understanding to causeless mercy.
3
He declares that his life has been made successful simply through the explanation of these facts.

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

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

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

Finally the Lord went to Śrī Raṅga-kṣetra, where He converted a brāhmaṇa named Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa, who, along with his family, took up devotional service to Kṛṣṇa. After leaving Śrī Raṅga, Caitanya Mahāprabhu reached Ṛṣabha-parvata, where He met Paramānanda Purī, who later arrived at Jagannātha Purī.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

ebenow
sethat
jāninuI understand
kṛṣṇa-bhaktidevotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa
sarva-upariabove all
kṛta-arthasuccessful
karileYou have made
moreunto me
kahileYou have spoken
kṛpā kari’by Your causeless mercy

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mercy”
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: “service”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I give devotional service unto Lord Kṛṣṇa a more central place in my life?

Practice

Set aside a few minutes today to offer a sincere prayer to Lord Kṛṣṇa expressing your desire to serve Him.

Live this todayDevotional Service Is the Supreme WorshipThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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