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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 16: The Pastimes of the Lord in His Childhood and Youth
Ādi 16.21Ādi 16.23

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 16.22

অন্তরে জানিলা প্রভু, যাতে অন্তর্যামী ।

দেশেরে আইলা প্রভু শচী–দুঃখ জানি’ ॥ ২২ ॥

antare jānilā prabhu, yāte antaryāmī

deśere āilā prabhu śacī-duḥkha jāni’

Translation

Lord Caitanya knew about the disappearance of Lakṣmīdevī because He is the Supersoul Himself. Thus He returned home to solace His mother, Śacīdevī, who was greatly unhappy about the death of her daughter-in-law.

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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 Supersoul Returns to Comfort His Mother

  1. 1

    Lord Caitanya knew about Lakṣmīdevī’s disappearance because He is the Supersoul Himself.

  2. 2

    Śacīdevī was greatly unhappy about the death of her daughter-in-law.

  3. 3

    The Lord returned home to solace His mother.

How it feels

Grief and transformed pride. Lakṣmīdevī’s departure brings sorrow; Keśava Kāśmīrī’s pride yields to surrender.

The mood of Ādi 16 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 16: The Pastimes of the Lord in His Childhood and Youth

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When the Lord returned home, He saw that His mother was overwhelmed with grief because of Lakṣmīdevī’s death. Therefore at her request He later married His second wife, Viṣṇupriyā-devī.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. antarewithin Himself
  2. jānilāknew
  3. prabhuthe Lord
  4. yātebecause
  5. antaryāmīHe is the Supersoul
  6. deśereto the country
  7. āilāreturned
  8. prabhuthe Lord
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What touches you about the Lord’s return to comfort His grieving mother?

Practice

Offer a gentle word of comfort to someone who is unhappy today.

Live this todayThe Supersoul Returns to Comfort His MotherThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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