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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
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.257

‘পঞ্চবিধ মুক্তি’ পাঞা বৈকুণ্ঠে গমন ।

‘সাধ্য-শ্রেষ্ঠ’ হয়, — এই শাস্ত্র-নিরূপণ ॥ ২৫৭ ॥

‘pañca-vidha mukti’ pāñā vaikuṇṭhe gamana

‘sādhya-śreṣṭha’ haya, — ei śāstra-nirūpaṇa

Translation

“When one dedicates the duties of varṇāśrama-dharma to Kṛṣṇa, he is eligible for five kinds of liberation. Thus he is transferred to the spiritual world in Vaikuṇṭha. This is the highest goal of life and the verdict of all revealed scriptures.”

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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 Ācārya Describes Liberation as the Goal

  1. 1

    The ācārya said that dedicating the duties of varṇāśrama-dharma to Kṛṣṇa makes one eligible for five kinds of liberation.

  2. 2

    He described the result as transfer to the spiritual world in Vaikuṇṭha.

  3. 3

    He called this the highest goal of life and the verdict of all revealed scriptures.

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:

The Lord next visited the places known as Pāṇḍya-deśa, the Tāmraparṇī River, Naya-tripati, Ciyaḍatalā, Tila-kāñcī, Gajendra-mokṣaṇa, Pānāgaḍi, Cāmtāpura, Śrī Vaikuṇṭha, Malaya-parvata and Kanyā-kumārī. The Lord then confronted the Bhaṭṭathāris at Mallāra-deśa and saved Kālā Kṛṣṇadāsa from their clutches.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. pañca-vidha muktifive kinds of liberation
  2. pāñāgetting
  3. vaikuṇṭheto the spiritual world
  4. gamanatransference
  5. sādhya-śreṣṭha hayais the highest achievement of the goal of life
  6. eithis
  7. śāstra-nirūpaṇathe verdict of all revealed scriptures
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What goal does the ācārya connect with dedicating duties to Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Write one sentence summarizing the means and goal presented by the ācārya.

Live this todayThe Ācārya Describes Liberation as the GoalThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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