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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 12.115

শুনি প্রভুর বাক্য গোবিন্দ মৌন করিলা ।

প্রাতঃকালে জগদানন্দ প্রভু-স্থানে আইলা ॥ ১১৫ ॥

śuni prabhura vākya govinda mauna karilā

prātaḥ-kāle jagadānanda prabhu-sthāne āilā

Translation

Hearing these words of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Govinda remained silent. The next morning, Jagadānanda went to see the Lord.

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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.

Govinda Hears and Remains Silent

  1. 1

    Govinda heard Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s words about the oil.

  2. 2

    He remained silent rather than replying.

  3. 3

    The next morning, Jagadānanda went to see the Lord, who then spoke to him directly about the oil.

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:

That year a devotee named Parameśvara dāsa Modaka also went with his family to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī. The devotees often invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to eat with them.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śunihearing
  2. prabhura vākyathe statement of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. govindaGovinda
  4. mauna karilāremained silent
  5. prātaḥ-kālein the morning
  6. jagadānandaJagadānanda Paṇḍita
  7. prabhu-sthāneto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  8. āilācame
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When can quiet listening be more fitting than an immediate reply?

Practice

In one conversation today, listen fully and pause before responding.

Live this todayGovinda Hears and Remains SilentThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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