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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 12.89

জগদানন্দে পাঞা মাতা আনন্দিত মনে ।

তেঁহো প্রভুর কথা কহে, শুনে রাত্রি-দিনে ॥ ৮৯ ॥

jagadānande pāñā mātā ānandita mane

teṅho prabhura kathā kahe, śune rātri-dine

Translation

Jagadānanda’s coming pleased mother Śacī very much. As he talked of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, she listened day and night.

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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.

Joy in Hearing About the Lord

  1. 1

    Jagadānanda’s arrival pleased mother Śacī very much.

  2. 2

    He talked to her about Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  3. 3

    She listened day and night, showing her deep interest in hearing about 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:

When the Lord bade them all farewell, He talked very pleasingly with them. The year before, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita had been sent to Śacīmātā with prasādam and cloth.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. jagadānandeJagadānanda
  2. pāñāgetting
  3. mātāŚacīmātā
  4. ānandita manein great satisfaction
  5. teṅhohe
  6. prabhura kathāthe pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  7. kahespeaks
  8. śunelistens
  9. rātri-dineday and night
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does mother Śacī’s attentive listening teach you about hearing of the Lord?

Practice

Spend five quiet minutes today rereading this account of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu without distractions.

Live this todayJoy in Hearing About the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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