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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 12.95

এইমত জগদানন্দ শচীমাতা-সনে ।

চৈতন্যের সুখ-কথা কহে রাত্রি-দিনে ॥ ৯৫ ॥

ei-mata jagadānanda śacīmātā-sane

caitanyera sukha-kathā kahe rātri-dine

Translation

In this way, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and mother Śacī talked day and night about the happiness of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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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.

Conversation Centers on the Lord's Happiness

  1. 1

    Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and mother Śacī talk together about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    The subject of their conversation is His happiness.

  3. 3

    They speak about Him day and night, sharing their affectionate concern for Him.

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.
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. ei-matain this way
  2. jagadānandaJagadānanda Paṇḍita
  3. śacīmātā-sanewith mother Śacī
  4. caitanyeraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. sukha-kathāwords of happiness
  6. kahesays
  7. rātri-dineday and night
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “together”

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “conversation”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might a conversation change when its focus is Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's happiness?

Practice

Share one detail from this passage with someone today, focusing on the Lord's happiness.

Live this todayConversation Centers on the Lord's HappinessThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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