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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 17.204Ādi 17.206

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.205

মঙ্গলচণ্ডী, বিষহরি করি’ জাগরণ ।

তা’তে বাদ্য, নৃত্য, গীত,—যোগ্য আচরণ ॥ ২০৫ ॥

maṅgalacaṇḍī viṣahari kari’ jāgaraṇa

tā’te vādya, nṛtya, gīta, — yogya ācaraṇa

Translation

“ ‘When we keep a night-long vigil to observe religious performances for the worship of Maṅgalacaṇḍī and Viṣahari, playing on musical instruments, dancing and chanting are certainly fitting customs.

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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 Customs the Complainants Accept

  1. 1

    The complainants describe keeping a night-long vigil for religious performances.

  2. 2

    These observances are for the worship of Maṅgalacaṇḍī and Viṣahari.

  3. 3

    They consider playing musical instruments, dancing, and chanting fitting customs during those observances.

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:

When Kṛṣṇa in His form of Nārāyaṇa saw Rādhārāṇī, He could not keep His position as Nārāyaṇa and again assumed the form of Kṛṣṇa. The King of Vrajabhūmi is Nanda Mahārāja, and the same person in Navadvīpa is Jagannātha Miśra, the father of Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 17
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. maṅgala-caṇḍīof the religious performance for worship of Maṅgalacaṇḍī
  2. viṣahariof the religious performance for worship of Viṣahari
  3. kari’observing
  4. jāgaraṇanight vigil
  5. tā’tein that ceremony
  6. vādyamusical performance
  7. nṛtyadancing
  8. gītachanting
  9. yogyasuitable
  10. ācaraṇacustom
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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: “chanting”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How much does familiarity shape which religious customs I consider fitting?

Practice

Name one religious custom familiar to you and briefly reflect on why you accept it.

Live this todayThe Customs the Complainants AcceptThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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