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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 10.61

সাত-সম্প্রদায়ে প্রভু করেন ভ্রমণ ।

‘মোর সম্প্রদায়ে প্রভু’ — ঐছে সবার মন ॥ ৬১ ॥

sāta-sampradāye prabhu karena bhramaṇa

‘mora sampradāye prabhu’ — aiche sabāra mana

Translation

As Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu walked from one group to another inspecting them, the men in each group thought, “The Lord is within our group.”

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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.

Each Group Feels the Lord’s Presence

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu walked from one chanting group to another, inspecting them.

  2. 2

    The men in each group thought, “The Lord is within our group.”

  3. 3

    Though there were several groups, each felt the Lord’s presence among them.

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:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu also enjoyed the ceremony in the water with His devotees. As previously, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu performed the cleansing ceremony at Guṇḍicā and chanted the famous verse jagamohana-pari-muṇḍā yāu.
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. sāta-sampradāyein the seven groups
  2. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. karena bhramaṇawanders
  4. mora sampradāye prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is in our group
  5. aichein this way
  6. sabāra manaeveryone was thinking
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “chanting”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about each group feeling that the Lord was among them?

Practice

Before chanting today, recall Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu walking among the chanting groups.

Live this todayEach Group Feels the Lord’s PresenceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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