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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 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth
Ādi 17.141Ādi 17.143

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.142

উদ্ধত লোক ভাঙ্গে কাজীর ঘর–পুষ্পবন ।

বিস্তারি’ বর্ণিলা ইহা দাস–বৃন্দাবন ॥ ১৪২ ॥

uddhata loka bhāṅge kājīra ghara-puṣpavana

vistāri’ varṇilā ihā dāsa-vṛndāvana

Translation

Naturally some of the people who were very much agitated began to retaliate the Kazi’s actions by wrecking his house and flower garden. Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura has elaborately described this incident.

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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.

Agitation Leads Some People to Retaliate

  1. 1

    Some of the people were very much agitated by the Kazi’s actions.

  2. 2

    They retaliated by wrecking his house and flower garden.

  3. 3

    Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura has described this incident elaborately.

How it feels

Public courage and ecstatic joy. The saṅkīrtana movement confronts opposition and moves toward recognition and expansion.

The mood of Ādi 17 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth

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

Vivid descriptions of some portions of His pastimes are seen in this chapter, however, because Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura has not elaborately described them. In this chapter we shall find descriptions of the mango distribution festival and Lord Caitanya’s discourses with Chand Kazi.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. uddhataagitated
  2. lokapersons
  3. bhāṅgebreak
  4. kājīraof the Kazi
  5. gharahouse
  6. puṣpa-vanaflower garden
  7. vistāri’elaborately
  8. varṇilādescribed
  9. ihāthis
  10. dāsa-vṛndāvanaŚrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “vṛndāvana”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this incident prompt you to notice about acting while deeply agitated?

Practice

If you feel agitated today, pause before acting and consider whether your response would cause damage.

Live this todayAgitation Leads Some People to RetaliateThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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