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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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 12: The Loving Dealings Between Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Jagadānanda Paṇḍita
Antya 11.108Antya 12.2

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.1

শ্রূয়তাং শ্রূয়তাং নিত্যং গীয়তাং গীয়তাং মুদা ।

চিন্ত্যতাং চিন্ত্যতাং ভক্তাশ্চৈতন্যচরিতামৃতম্ ॥ ১ ॥

śrūyatāṁ śrūyatāṁ nityaṁ

gīyatāṁ gīyatāṁ mudā

cintyatāṁ cintyatāṁ bhaktāś

caitanya-caritāmṛtam

Translation

O devotees, may the transcendental life and characteristics of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu always be heard, chanted and meditated upon with great happiness.

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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.

Hear, Chant and Remember with Happiness

  1. 1

    The devotees are invited to hear about the transcendental life and characteristics of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    His life and characteristics are also to be chanted and meditated upon.

  3. 3

    The prayer is that these activities may continue always, with great happiness.

How it feels

Loving anger and reconciliation. Jagadānanda’s hurt over rejected oil is healed through personal service and prasāda.

The mood of Antya 12 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 12: The Loving Dealings Between Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Jagadānanda Paṇḍita

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The devotees from Bengal again journeyed to Jagannātha Purī to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. As usual, the leader was Śivānanda Sena, who traveled with his wife and children.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śrūyatāmlet it be heard
  2. śrūyatāmlet it be heard
  3. nityamalways
  4. gīyatāmlet it be chanted
  5. gīyatāmlet it be chanted
  6. mudāwith great happiness
  7. cintyatāmlet it be meditated upon
  8. cintyatāmlet it be meditated upon
  9. bhaktāḥO devotees
  10. caitanya-caritāmṛtamthe transcendental life and characteristics of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
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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: “chanted”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What characteristic of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would you like to remember today?

Practice

Read this translation aloud, then spend one quiet minute reflecting on its invitation.

Live this todayHear, Chant and Remember with HappinessThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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