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  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 12.83Antya 12.85

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.84

যারে যৈছে নাচায় প্রভু স্বতন্ত্র ঈশ্বর ।

তাতে তাঁরে ছাড়ি’ লোক যায় দেশান্তর ॥ ৮৪ ॥

yāre yaiche nācāya prabhu svatantra īśvara

tāte tāṅre chāḍi’ loka yāya deśāntara

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the fully independent Personality of Godhead and makes everyone dance as He likes. Leaving His company, therefore, all the devotees returned to their homes in different parts of the country.

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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 Is Fully Independent

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the fully independent Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    He makes everyone dance as He likes. The devotees’ departure is described in relation to His will.

  3. 3

    Leaving His company, the devotees returned to their homes in different parts of the country.

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:

Śivānanda Sena felt highly favored to have been kicked by Nityānanda Prabhu, but his nephew Śrīkānta Sena became upset and therefore left their company. He met Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī before the rest of the party arrived.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. yārewhomever
  2. yaicheas
  3. nācāyacauses to dance
  4. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. svatantra īśvarathe fully independent Personality of Godhead
  6. tātetherefore
  7. tāṅreHim
  8. chāḍi’leaving
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does it mean to respect the Lord’s independence rather than expect Him to follow your wishes?

Practice

Before making one plan today, pause to remember that the Lord is fully independent.

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