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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 10.2

জয় জয় গৌরচন্দ্র জয় নিত্যানন্দ ।

জয়াদ্বৈতচন্দ্র জয় গৌরভক্তবৃন্দ ॥ ২ ॥

jaya jaya gauracandra jaya nityānanda

jayādvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vṛnda

Translation

All glories to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu! All glories to Lord Nityānanda Prabhu! 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 Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    He also glorifies Lord Nityānanda Prabhu and Advaitacandra.

  3. 3

    His praise includes all the devotees of Lord Caitanya.

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:

Before the Ratha-yātrā ceremony, all the devotees from Bengal started for Jagannātha Purī as usual. Rāghava Paṇḍita brought with him various kinds of food for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. jaya jayaall glories
  2. gauracandrato Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. jayaall glories
  4. nityānandato Lord Nityānanda
  5. jayaall glories
  6. advaita-candrato Advaita Ācārya
  7. jayaall glories
  8. gaura-bhakta-vṛndato the devotees of Lord Gaurāṅga
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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’s words of praise aloud once, giving attention to everyone being honored.

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

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