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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 Ādi 10.128

আর যত ভক্তগণ গৌড়দেশবাসী ।

প্রত্যব্দে প্রভুরে দেখে নীলাচলে আসি’ ॥ ১২৮ ॥

āra yata bhakta-gaṇa gauḍa-deśa-vāsī

pratyabde prabhure dekhe nīlācale āsi’

Translation

All the devotees who resided in Bengal used to visit Jagannātha Purī every year to see the Lord.

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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.

Returning Each Year to See the Lord

  1. 1

    The devotees described here resided in Bengal.

  2. 2

    They used to visit Jagannātha Purī every year.

  3. 3

    Their purpose in making these visits was to see the Lord.

How it feels

Belonging and gratitude. Many devotees become branches of one living network of devotion.

The mood of Ādi 10 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 10: The Trunk, Branches and Subbranches of the Caitanya Tree

Śrīla Prabhupāda's summary of this chapter:

This chapter describes the branches of the tree named Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Back to this verse in Ādi 10
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. āraothers
  2. yataall
  3. bhakta-gaṇadevotees
  4. gauḍa-deśa-vāsīresidents of Bengal
  5. prati-abdeeach year
  6. prabhurethe Lord
  7. dekhesee
  8. nīlācalein Jagannātha Purī
  9. āsi’coming there
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do these yearly visits show you about the devotees’ desire to see the Lord?

Practice

Write one sentence about the regularity and purpose of the devotees’ visits.

Live this todayReturning Each Year to See the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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