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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 12.75

প্রভুর বচনে সবার দ্রবীভূত মন ।

অঝোর-নয়নে সবে করেন ক্রন্দন ॥ ৭৫ ॥

prabhura vacane sabāra dravī-bhūta mana

ajhora-nayane sabe karena krandana

Translation

When all the devotees heard these sweet words of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, their hearts melted, and they began to shed incessant tears.

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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.

The Lord’s Sweet Words Melt Hearts

  1. 1

    All the devotees hear the sweet words of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    Their hearts melt at His affectionate offering of Himself.

  3. 3

    They begin to shed incessant tears, revealing how deeply His words move them.

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 often invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to eat with them. When the Lord bade them all farewell, He talked very pleasingly with them.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 12
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. vacaneby the words
  3. sabāraof everyone
  4. dravī-bhūtamelted
  5. manahearts
  6. ajhoraincessantly pouring tears
  7. nayaneeyes
  8. sabeall
  9. karena krandanawere crying
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the devotees’ response help you appreciate the sweetness of the Lord’s words?

Practice

Reread the Lord’s offering in the preceding verse, then spend a quiet moment reflecting on the devotees’ response.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Sweet Words Melt HeartsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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