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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 12.14

শচীমাতা দেখি’ সবে তাঁর আজ্ঞা লঞা ।

আনন্দে চলিলা কৃষ্ণকীর্তন করিয়া ॥ ১৪ ॥

śacīmātā dekhi’ sabe tāṅra ājñā lañā

ānande calilā kṛṣṇa-kīrtana kariyā

Translation

The devotees first saw Śacīmātā and took her permission. Then in great happiness they started for Jagannātha Purī, congregationally chanting the holy name of 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.

Respectful Departure and Joyful Chanting

  1. 1

    Before leaving, the devotees first saw Śacīmātā and took her permission.

  2. 2

    They then started for Jagannātha Purī in great happiness.

  3. 3

    As they traveled, they congregationally chanted the holy name of the Lord.

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. śacī-mātā dekhi’seeing Śacīmātā
  2. sabeall of them
  3. tāṅra ājñā lañātaking her permission
  4. ānandewith great jubilation
  5. calilāthey proceeded
  6. kṛṣṇa-kīrtana kariyāperforming congregational chanting
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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”, “holy name”, “congregationally”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How could chanting the holy name become part of your time with others?

Practice

Chant the holy name of the Lord with another person today, even briefly.

Live this todayRespectful Departure and Joyful ChantingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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