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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 13.87Ādi 13.89

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 13.88

নীলাম্বর চক্রবর্তী কহিল গণিয়া ।

এই মাসে পুত্র হবে শুভক্ষণ পাঞা ॥ ৮৮ ॥

nīlāmbara cakravartī kahila gaṇiyā

ei māse putra habe śubha-kṣaṇa pāñā

Translation

Nīlāmbara Cakravartī [the grandfather of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu] then did an astrological calculation and said that in that very month, taking advantage of an auspicious moment, the child would take birth.

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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.

The Birth Predicted for an Auspicious Moment

  1. 1

    Nīlāmbara Cakravartī, the grandfather of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, made an astrological calculation.

  2. 2

    He said that the child would take birth in that very month.

  3. 3

    He explained that the child would take advantage of an auspicious moment.

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:

Nīlāmbara Cakravartī, who was a great astrologer, immediately prepared a horoscope, and by astrological calculation he saw that the child was a great personality. This chapter describes the symptoms of this great personality.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. nīlāmbara cakravartīNīlāmbara Cakravartī
  2. kahilasaid
  3. gaṇiyāby astrological calculation
  4. ei māsein this month
  5. putrason
  6. habewill take birth
  7. śubha-kṣaṇaauspicious moment
  8. pāñātaking advantage of
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Nīlāmbara Cakravartī’s statement tell you about the timing of the birth?

Practice

Note the two details of his prediction: the month and the auspicious moment.

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