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  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 13.97Ādi 13.99

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 13.98

নদীয়া–উদয়গিরি, পূর্ণচন্দ্র গৌরহরি,

কৃপা করি’ হইল উদয় ।

পাপ–তমঃ হৈল নাশ, ত্রিজগতের উল্লাস,

জগভরি’ হরিধ্বনি হয় ॥ ৯৮ ॥

nadīyā-udayagiri, pūrṇacandra gaurahari,

kṛpā kari’ ha-ila udaya

pāpa-tamaḥ haila nāśa, tri-jagatera ullāsa,

jagabhari’ hari-dhvani haya

Translation

Thus by His causeless mercy the full moon, Gaurahari, rose in the district of Nadia, which is compared to Udayagiri, where the sun first becomes visible. His rising in the sky dissipated the darkness of sinful life, and thus the three worlds became joyful and chanted the holy name of the Lord.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Gaurahari's Mercy Dispels Darkness

  1. 1

    By His causeless mercy, Gaurahari rose like a full moon in the district of Nadia. Nadia is compared to Udayagiri, where the sun first becomes visible.

  2. 2

    His rising dissipated the darkness of sinful life.

  3. 3

    The three worlds became joyful and chanted the holy name 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:

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. nadīyāthe place known as Nadia
  2. udayagiriis the appearing place
  3. pūrṇa-candrathe full moon
  4. gaurahariLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. kṛpāby mercy
  6. kari’doing so
  7. ha-ilabecame
  8. udayarisen
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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”, “holy name”

  • 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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Gaurahari's causeless mercy mean to you as you reflect on the darkness of sinful life?

Practice

Take a quiet moment to chant the holy name of the Lord in gratitude for Gaurahari's mercy.

Live this todayGaurahari's Mercy Dispels DarknessThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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