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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 10.105

পূর্ববৎ রথ-আগে করিলা নর্তন ।

হেরাপঞ্চমী-যাত্রা কৈলা দরশন ॥ ১০৫ ॥

pūrvavat ratha-āge karilā nartana

herā-pañcamī-yātrā kailā daraśana

Translation

As previously, He danced in front of the Jagannātha car and observed the festival of Herā-pañcamī.

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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.

Returning to Devotional Festival Observances

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu danced in front of the Jagannātha car.

  2. 2

    He also observed the festival of Herā-pañcamī.

  3. 3

    The words “as previously” connect these activities with His earlier observances.

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:

As previously, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu performed the cleansing ceremony at Guṇḍicā and chanted the famous verse jagamohana-pari-muṇḍā yāu. After kīrtana ended, He distributed prasādam to all the devotees and also took some Himself.
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. pūrva-vatas previously
  2. ratha-āgein front of the car
  3. karilā nartanaperformed dancing
  4. herā-pañcamī-yātrāthe festival of Herā-pañcamī
  5. kailā daraśanaHe saw
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “festival”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can returning to a devotional observance help you give it renewed attention?

Practice

Reread the verse slowly, noting both the Lord’s dancing and His observance of Herā-pañcamī.

Live this todayReturning to Devotional Festival ObservancesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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