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  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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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 13: The Advent of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Ādi 13.102Ādi 13.104

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 13.103

এই মত ভক্তততি, যাঁর যেই দেশে স্থিতি,

তাহাঁ তাহাঁ পাঞা মনোবলে ।

নাচে, করে সংকীর্তন, আনন্দে বিহুল মন,

দান করে গ্রহণের ছলে ॥ ১০৩ ॥

ei mata bhakta-tati, yāṅra yei deśe sthiti,

tāhāṅ tāhāṅ pāñā mano-bale

nāce, kare saṅkīrtana, ānande vihvala mana,

dāna kare grahaṇera chale

Translation

In this way all the devotees, wherever they were situated, in every city and every country, danced, performed saṅkīrtana and gave charity by mental strength on the plea of the lunar eclipse, their minds overwhelmed with joy.

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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.

Devotees Everywhere Celebrate Together

  1. 1

    All the devotees joined in the celebration, wherever they were situated, in every city and country.

  2. 2

    Their minds overwhelmed with joy, they danced and performed saṅkīrtana.

  3. 3

    On the plea of the lunar eclipse, they also 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:

After hearing of the birth of Caitanya Mahāprabhu, learned scholars and brāhmaṇas, bringing many gifts, came to see the newborn baby. Nīlāmbara Cakravartī, who was a great astrologer, immediately prepared a horoscope, and by astrological calculation he saw that the child was a great personality.
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. ei matain this way
  2. bhakta-tatiall the devotees there
  3. yāṅrawhose
  4. yeiwhichever
  5. deśein the country
  6. sthitiresident
  7. tāhāṅ tāhāṅthere and there
  8. pāñātaking advantage
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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: “saṅkīrtana”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the picture of devotees celebrating everywhere encourage you to join in chanting?

Practice

Wherever you are today, set aside a brief time to chant the holy name.

Live this todayDevotees Everywhere Celebrate TogetherThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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