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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 18.2

জয় জয় শ্রীচৈতন্য জয় নিত্যানন্দ ।

জয়াদ্বৈতচন্দ্র জয় গৌরভক্তবৃন্দ ॥ ২ ॥

jaya jaya śrī-caitanya jaya nityānanda

jayādvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vṛnda

Translation

All glories to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu! All glories to Nityānanda Prabhu! All glories to Advaita Ācārya! And all glories to all the devotees 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.

Glorifying the Lord and His Devotees

  1. 1

    The verse offers all glories to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    It also glorifies Nityānanda Prabhu and Advaita Ācārya.

  3. 3

    The praise includes all the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

How it feels

Desperate longing and relief. Mistaking the sea for Yamunā, the Lord enters it; devotees find and revive Him.

The mood of Antya 18 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 18: Rescuing the Lord from the Sea

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

On an autumn evening when the moon was full, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu walked along the seashore near the Āiṭoṭā temple. Mistaking the sea for the Yamunā River, He jumped into it, hoping to see the water pastimes Kṛṣṇa enjoyed with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and the other gopīs.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. jaya jayaall glories
  2. śrī-caitanyato Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. jayaall glories
  4. nityānandato Nityānanda Prabhu
  5. jayaall glories
  6. advaita-candrato Advaita Ācārya
  7. jayaall glories
  8. gaura-bhakta-vṛndato the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about the inclusion of all the devotees in this praise?

Practice

Read this verse aloud once, giving attention to each expression of praise.

Live this todayGlorifying the Lord and His DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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