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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 10.75

ক্ষণে ক্ষণে বাড়ে প্রভুর আনন্দ-আবেশ ।

তৃতীয় প্রহর হইল, নৃত্য নহে শেষ ॥ ৭৫ ॥

kṣaṇe kṣaṇe bāḍe prabhura ānanda-āveśa

tṛtīya prahara ha-ila, nṛtya nahe śeṣa

Translation

His transcendental bliss increased at every moment. Therefore even by midafternoon the dancing had not ended.

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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.

Ever-Increasing Bliss Sustains His Dancing

  1. 1

    The Lord’s transcendental bliss increased at every moment.

  2. 2

    Because His bliss kept increasing, His dancing continued.

  3. 3

    Even by midafternoon, the dancing had not ended.

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:

After kīrtana ended, He distributed prasādam to all the devotees and also took some Himself. Then He lay down at the door of the Gambhīrā to take rest.
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. kṣaṇe kṣaṇeat every moment
  2. bāḍeincreases
  3. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. ānanda-āveśatranscendental bliss
  5. tṛtīya praharamidafternoon
  6. ha-ilathere was
  7. nṛtyathe dancing
  8. nahe śeṣadid not end
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the continuing dance show you about the Lord’s increasing bliss?

Practice

Take a minute today to chant Hari’s holy name while remembering the Lord’s joyful dancing.

Live this todayEver-Increasing Bliss Sustains His DancingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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