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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 3.26

মধ্যে মধ্যে আসিবা কভু আমার দরশনে ।

শীঘ্র করি’ পুনঃ তাহাঁ করহ গমনে ॥ ২৬ ॥

madhye madhye āsibā kabhu āmāra daraśane

śīghra kari’ punaḥ tāhāṅ karaha gamane

Translation

“At intervals you may come see Me here and then soon again go there.

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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.

Visits Alongside Continued Service

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu allows the messenger to come and see Him at intervals.

  2. 2

    After each visit, the messenger should soon return there again.

  3. 3

    The following instructions explain his service: carrying messages to the Lord’s mother and giving her happiness.

How it feels

Steadfast compassion. Haridāsa’s spiritual conviction and the reach of the holy name confront prejudice and temptation.

The mood of Antya 3 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura

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

This was not very much to the liking of Dāmodara Paṇḍita, however, who therefore told Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “If You display so much love for this boy, people will doubt Your character.” Hearing these words from Dāmodara Paṇḍita, the Lord sent him to Navadvīpa to supervise the affairs of His mother, Śacīdevī.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. madhye madhyeat intervals
  2. āsibāyou will come
  3. kabhusometimes
  4. āmāra daraśaneto see Me
  5. śīghra kari’very soon
  6. punaḥagain
  7. tāhāṅthere
  8. karaha gamanearrange to go
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “service”

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 can you make time for visits while remaining faithful to your responsibilities?

Practice

Plan one brief visit or conversation without neglecting a responsibility already entrusted to you.

Live this todayVisits Alongside Continued ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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