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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 10.3

বর্ষান্তরে সব ভক্ত প্রভুরে দেখিতে ।

পরম-আনন্দে সবে নীলাচল যাইতে ॥ ৩ ॥

varṣāntare saba bhakta prabhure dekhite

parama-ānande sabe nīlācala yāite

Translation

The next year, all the devotees were very pleased to go to Jagannātha Purī [Nīlācala] to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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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.

Joy in Going to See the Lord

  1. 1

    The next year, all the devotees went to Jagannātha Purī, also called Nīlācala.

  2. 2

    Their purpose was to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  3. 3

    The devotees were very pleased to make this journey.

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. varṣa-antarethe next year
  2. saba bhaktaall the devotees
  3. prabhure dekhiteto see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. parama-ānandein great happiness
  5. sabeall of them
  6. nīlācala yāiteto go to Jagannātha Purī, Nīlācala
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What touches me about the devotees’ joy in going to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

Practice

Spend one minute reflecting on the devotees’ happiness as they went to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Live this todayJoy in Going to See the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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