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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 9.324

প্রভু কহে, — তুমি যেই সিদ্ধান্ত কহিলে ।

এই দুই পুঁথি সেই সব সাক্ষী দিলে ॥ ৩২৪ ॥

prabhu kahe, — tumi yei siddhānta kahile

ei dui puṅthi sei saba sākṣī dile

Translation

The Lord said, “Whatever you have told Me about devotional service is all supported by these two books.”

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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.

Books Confirm the Teachings on Devotional Service

  1. 1

    The Lord referred to what He had been told about devotional service.

  2. 2

    He said that these teachings were supported by the two books.

  3. 3

    His statement was comprehensive: whatever had been told to Him about devotional service was supported.

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:

He entered Daṇḍakāraṇya and liberated seven palm trees. From there He visited a place known as Pampā-sarovara and visited Pañcavaṭī, Nāsika, Brahmagiri and also the source of the Godāvarī River, Kuśāvarta.
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. prabhu kahethe Lord said
  2. tumiyou
  3. yeiwhatever
  4. siddhāntaconclusion
  5. kahileinformed
  6. ei duithese two
  7. puṅthibooks
  8. seithat
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Why is support from the books important when considering teachings on devotional service?

Practice

Review one study point you have read today and identify the words in its translation or purport that support it.

Live this todayBooks Confirm the Teachings on Devotional ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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