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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 10.142

অপরশ যায় গোসাঞি মনুষ্য–গহনে ।

মনুষ্য ঠেলি’ পথ করে কাশী বলবানে ॥ ১৪২ ॥

aparaśa yāya gosāñi manuṣya-gahane

manuṣya ṭheli’ patha kare kāśī balavāne

Translation

When Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to the temple of Jagannātha, Kāśīśvara, being very strong, cleared the crowds aside with his hands so that Caitanya Mahāprabhu could pass untouched.

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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.

Using Strength to Serve the Lord

  1. 1

    Kāśīśvara was very strong and accompanied Caitanya Mahāprabhu to the temple of Jagannātha.

  2. 2

    He used his hands to clear the crowds aside.

  3. 3

    His service allowed Caitanya Mahāprabhu to pass through untouched.

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. aparaśauntouched
  2. yāyagoes
  3. gosāñiŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. manuṣya-gahanein the crowd
  5. manuṣya theli’pushing the crowd of men
  6. patha kareclears the way
  7. kāśīKāśīśvara
  8. balavānevery strong
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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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How could I use my abilities to make another person's way easier?

Practice

Make room for someone to pass safely today.

Live this todayUsing Strength to Serve the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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