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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 13.107Ādi 13.109

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 13.108

আচার্যরত্ন, শ্রীবাস, জগন্নাথমিশ্র–পাশ,

আসি’ তাঁরে করে সাবধান ।

করাইল জাতকর্ম, যে আছিল বিধি–ধর্ম,

তবে মিশ্র করে নানা দান ॥ ১০৮ ॥

ācāryaratna, śrīvāsa, jagannātha-miśra-pāśa,

āsi’ tāṅre kare sāvadhāna

karāila jātakarma, ye āchila vidhi-dharma,

tabe miśra kare nānā dāna

Translation

Candraśekhara Ācārya and Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura both came to Jagannātha Miśra and drew his attention in various ways. They performed the ritualistic ceremonies prescribed at the time of birth according to religious principles. Jagannātha Miśra also gave varieties of charity.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Welcoming Birth with Ceremonies and Charity

  1. 1

    Candraśekhara Ācārya and Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura came to Jagannātha Miśra and drew his attention in various ways.

  2. 2

    They performed the ceremonies prescribed at the time of birth according to religious principles.

  3. 3

    Jagannātha Miśra also gave varieties of charity.

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ācāryaratnaCandraśekhara Ācārya
  2. śrīvāsaŚrīvāsa Ṭhākura
  3. jagannātha-miśra pāśaat the house of Jagannātha Miśra
  4. āsi’coming
  5. tāṅreunto him
  6. karedo
  7. sāvadhānaattention
  8. karāilaexecuted
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might you include generosity in a happy family occasion?

Practice

Give one small gift in charity today.

Live this todayWelcoming Birth with Ceremonies and CharityThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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