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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 4.2

জয় জয় শ্রীচৈতন্য জয় নিত্যানন্দ ।

জয়াদ্বৈতচন্দ্র জয় গৌরভক্তবৃন্দ ॥ ২ ॥

jaya jaya śrī-caitanya jaya nityānanda

jayādvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vṛnda

Translation

All glory to Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu! All glory to Lord Nityānanda! All glory to Śrī Advaita Ācārya! And all glory 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 verse offers all glory to Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    It also offers all glory to Lord Nityānanda and Śrī Advaita Ācārya.

  3. 3

    The glorification includes all the devotees of Lord Caitanya.

How it feels

Profound longing. Kṛṣṇa desires to taste Rādhā’s love, His own sweetness as She sees it, and Her joy.

The mood of Ādi 4 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

In this chapter of the epic Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī has stressed that Lord Caitanya appeared for three principal purposes of His own. The first purpose was to relish the position of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, who is the prime reciprocator of transcendental love of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 4
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

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

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I include appreciation for Lord Caitanya’s devotees in my glorification of Him?

Practice

Read this verse’s words of glorification aloud once today.

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

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