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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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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 13: The Advent of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Ādi 13.98Ādi 13.100

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 13.99

সেইকালে নিজালয়, উঠিয়া অদ্বৈত রায়,

নৃত্য করে আনন্দিত–মনে ।

হরিদাসে লঞা সঙ্গে, হুঙ্কার–কীর্তন–রঙ্গে,

কেনে নাচে, কেহ নাহি জানে ॥ ৯৯ ॥

sei-kāle nijālaya, uṭhiyā advaita rāya,

nṛtya kare ānandita-mane

haridāse lañā saṅge, huṅkāra-kīrtana-raṅge

kene nāce, keha nāhi jāne

Translation

At that time Śrī Advaita Ācārya Prabhu, in His own house at Śāntipura, was dancing in a pleasing mood. Taking Haridāsa Ṭhākura with Him, He danced and loudly chanted Hare Kṛṣṇa. But why they were dancing, no one could understand.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Welcoming the Lord with Dancing and Chanting

  1. 1

    Advaita Prabhu was in His paternal house at Śāntipura. Haridāsa Ṭhākura, who frequently visited Him, was also there.

  2. 2

    Upon the birth of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, both immediately began to dance and loudly chant Hare Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    No one in Śāntipura could understand why these two saintly persons were dancing.

Key points from the purport
  • It is understood that Advaita Prabhu, at that time, was in His own paternal house at Śāntipura.
  • Coincidentally, therefore, he was also there, and upon the birth of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu both of them immediately began to dance.
  • But no one in Śāntipura could understand why those two saintly persons were dancing.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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. sei-kāleat that time
  2. nija-ālayain His own house
  3. uṭhiyāstanding
  4. advaitaAdvaita Ācārya
  5. rāyathe rich man
  6. nṛtyadancing
  7. kareperforms
  8. ānanditawith joyful
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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”, “haridāsa”, “chant”

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “saintly”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What touches you about their joyful response to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s birth?

Practice

Spend a moment today chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa aloud in remembrance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s birth.

Live this todayWelcoming the Lord with Dancing and ChantingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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