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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 13.102

আচার্যরত্ন, শ্রীবাস, হৈল মনে সুখোল্লাস,

যাই’ স্নান কৈল গঙ্গাজলে ।

আনন্দে বিহ্বল মন, করে হরিসংকীর্তন,

নানা দান কৈল মনোবলে ॥ ১০২ ॥

ācāryaratna, śrīvāsa, haila mane sukhollāsa

yāi’ snāna kaila gaṅgā-jale

ānande vihvala mana, kare hari-saṅkīrtana

nānā dāna kaila mano-bale

Translation

Ācāryaratna [Candraśekhara] and Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura were overwhelmed with joy, and immediately they went to the bank of the Ganges to bathe in her waters. Their minds full of happiness, they chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra and gave charity by mental strength.

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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.

Joy Expressed in Chanting and Charity

  1. 1

    Ācāryaratna and Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura were overwhelmed with joy.

  2. 2

    They immediately went to the bank of the Ganges to bathe in her waters.

  3. 3

    With their minds full of happiness, they chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra and gave charity by mental strength.

How it feels

Jubilation and hope. The Lord appears in Navadvīpa; the theological promise becomes a lived story.

The mood of Ādi 13 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 13: The Advent of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

Then, in 1407 Śaka Era (A.D. 1486), in the full-moon evening of the month of Phālguna, with the constellation of Siṁha (Leo) on the horizon, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu appeared as the son of Śrī Śacīdevī and Jagannātha Miśra. After hearing of the birth of Caitanya Mahāprabhu, learned scholars and brāhmaṇas, bringing many gifts, came to see the newborn baby.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 13
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ācāryaratnaĀcāryaratna
  2. śrīvāsaŚrīvāsa
  3. hailabecame
  4. manein the mind
  5. sukha-ullāsahappy
  6. yāi’going
  7. snānabathing
  8. kailaexecuted
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “chanted”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How could you make chanting part of a happy moment today?

Practice

Pause during a happy moment today and chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra.

Live this todayJoy Expressed in Chanting and CharityThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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