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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 13.122

ঐছে প্রভু শচী–ঘরে, কৃপায় কৈল অবতারে,

যেই ইহা করয়ে শ্রবণ ।

গৌরপ্রভু দয়াময়, তাঁরে হয়েন সদয়,

সেই পায় তাঁহার চরণ ॥ ১২২ ॥

aiche prabhu śacī-ghare, kṛpāya kaila avatāre,

yei ihā karaye śravaṇa

gaura-prabhu dayāmaya, tāṅre hayena sadaya,

sei pāya tāṅhāra caraṇa

Translation

In this way Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, out of His causeless mercy, made His advent in the house of Śacīdevī. Lord Caitanya is very merciful to anyone who hears this narration of His birth, and thus such a person attains the lotus feet of 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.

Hearing His Birth Narration Brings Mercy

  1. 1

    Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu appeared in Śacīdevī’s house out of His causeless mercy.

  2. 2

    He is very merciful to anyone who hears this narration of His birth.

  3. 3

    Through that mercy, the hearer attains the lotus feet of the Lord.

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. aichein this way
  2. prabhuLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. śacī-gharein the home of Śacīdevī
  4. kṛpāyaby His causeless mercy
  5. kailamade
  6. avatāreadvent
  7. yeianyone who
  8. ihāthis
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “mercy”, “merciful”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “lotus feet”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might this promise of mercy shape the attention you give to hearing about the Lord’s birth?

Practice

Read this narration of Lord Caitanya’s birth aloud today, listening attentively to its words.

Live this todayHearing His Birth Narration Brings MercyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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