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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 Antya 10.102

সঙ্ক্ষেপে কহিলুঁ এই পরিমুণ্ডা-নৃত্য ।

অদ্যাপিহ গায় যাহা চৈতন্যের ভৃত্য ॥ ১০২ ॥

saṅkṣepe kahiluṅ ei pari-muṇḍā-nṛtya

adyāpiha gāya yāhā caitanyera bhṛtya

Translation

Thus I have briefly described Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s dancing in the hall of the Jagannātha temple. The servants of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sing about this dancing even now.

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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.

Remembering Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Dancing

  1. 1

    The account briefly describes Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s dancing in the hall of the Jagannātha temple.

  2. 2

    His servants sing about this dancing.

  3. 3

    The words “even now” show that His servants continued to remember His dancing through song.

How it feels

Tender service. Food prepared and carried with love becomes a medium of intimate exchange.

The mood of Antya 10 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 10: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Accepts Prasādam from His Devotees

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

Somehow or other Govinda, the personal servant of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, crossed over the Lord’s body and massaged His feet. Govinda could not go out that day, however, and therefore he was unable to accept prasādam.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 10
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. saṅkṣepein brief
  2. kahiluṅI have described
  3. eithis
  4. pari-muṇḍā-nṛtyadancing in the dancing hall of Jagannātha’s temple
  5. adyāpihaeven up to the present day
  6. gāyasing about
  7. yāhāwhich
  8. caitanyera bhṛtyathe servants of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “servants”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might singing about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu help you remember Him?

Practice

Read this translation aloud and spend a moment remembering Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s dancing.

Live this todayRemembering Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s DancingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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