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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 3.2

জয় জয় শ্রীচৈতন্য জয় নিত্যানন্দ ।

জয়াদ্বৈতচন্দ্র জয় গৌরভক্তবৃন্দ ॥ ২ ॥

jaya jaya śrī-caitanya jaya nityānanda

jayādvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vṛnda

Translation

All glories to Lord Caitanya! All glories to Lord Nityānanda! All glories to Advaitacandra! And all glories to all the devotees of Lord Caitanya!

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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.

Glorify the Lord and His Devotees

  1. 1

    The author offers all glories to Lord Caitanya.

  2. 2

    He also offers all glories to Lord Nityānanda and Advaitacandra.

  3. 3

    His praise includes all the devotees of Lord Caitanya.

How it feels

Compassion and urgency. The holy name is offered for the age; divine love moves outward toward others.

The mood of Ādi 3 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 3: The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

He has described bodily symptoms in Lord Caitanya that are visible only in the person of the Supreme Lord, and he has proved that Lord Caitanya appeared with His personal associates — Śrī Nityānanda, Advaita, Gadādhara, Śrīvāsa and other devotees — to preach the special significance of chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa. The appearance of Lord Caitanya is both significant and confidential.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 3
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. jaya jayaall glories
  2. śrī-caitanyato Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. jayaall glories
  4. nityānandato Lord Nityānanda
  5. jayaall glories
  6. advaita-candrato Advaita Ācārya
  7. jayaall glories
  8. gaura-bhakta-vṛndato all the devotees of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I remember to honor the devotees when I glorify the Lord?

Practice

Read this verse aloud once, offering its praise to the Lords and all the devotees of Lord Caitanya.

Live this todayGlorify the Lord and His DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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