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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 14.76

এত বলি’ প্রভুরে ধরি’ ঘরে লঞা গেলা ।

তাঁহার অবস্থা সব কহিতে লাগিলা ॥ ৭৬ ॥

eta bali’ prabhure dhari’ ghare lañā gelā

tāṅhāra avasthā saba kahite lāgilā

Translation

Thus all the devotees, supporting Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, took Him back to His residence. Then they all described to Him what had happened.

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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 Devotees Support the Lord Together

  1. 1

    All the devotees supported Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as they took Him back.

  2. 2

    They brought Him to His residence, as Svarūpa Dāmodara had proposed.

  3. 3

    Once there, they described to Him what had happened.

How it feels

Intense yearning. Darśana, dreams, and visions of Vraja bring overwhelming separation.

The mood of Antya 14 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 14: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Feelings of Separation from Kṛṣṇa

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The devotees gradually brought Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu back to His senses by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, and then they took Him back to His residence. Once Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu mistook a sand dune known as Caṭaka-parvata for Govardhana Hill.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 14
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. eta bali’saying this
  2. prabhure dhari’supporting Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. gharehome
  4. lañā gelātook back
  5. tāṅhāra avasthāHis condition
  6. sabaall of them
  7. kahite lāgilābegan to speak
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about the devotees’ shared care for the Lord?

Practice

Join someone in one small act of practical care today.

Live this todayThe Devotees Support the Lord TogetherThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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