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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.98

এত বলি’ শ্রীবাস করিল সেবন ।

তুষ্ট হঞা প্রভু আইলা আপন–ভবন ॥ ৯৮ ॥

eta bali’ śrīvāsa karila sevana

tuṣṭa hañā prabhu āilā āpana-bhavana

Translation

After saying this, Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura worshiped the Lord, who was then greatly satisfied and returned to His own home.

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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.

Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura Worships the Lord

  1. 1

    After speaking, Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura worshiped the Lord.

  2. 2

    The Lord was then greatly satisfied.

  3. 3

    He returned to His own home.

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:

To understand Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s ecstatic love for Him, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa assumed the form of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The attitude of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is considered the superexcellent devotional mentality.
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. eta bali’saying this
  2. śrīvāsaŚrīvāsa Ṭhākura
  3. kariladid
  4. sevanaworship
  5. tuṣṭasatisfied
  6. hañābecoming
  7. prabhuthe Lord
  8. āilācame back
  9. āpana-bhavanato His own home
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the Lord’s satisfaction invite you to reflect on about worship?

Practice

Take a brief moment today to offer worship to the Lord.

Live this todayŚrīvāsa Ṭhākura Worships the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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