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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 Madhya 1.105

ত্রিমল্ল-ত্রিপদী-স্থান কৈল দরশন ।

সর্বত্র করিল কৃষ্ণনাম প্রচারণ ॥ ১০৫ ॥

trimalla-tripadī-sthāna kaila daraśana

sarvatra karila kṛṣṇa-nāma pracāraṇa

Translation

He visited the places known as Tirumala and Tirupati, where He extensively preached the chanting of the Lord’s holy name.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Preaching the Holy Name at Sacred Places

  1. 1

    The Lord visited Tirumala and Tirupati, where He extensively preached the chanting of the Lord’s holy name.

  2. 2

    The purport locates this holy place in the district of Tanjore (Chittoor), South India. The Tirupati temple stands in the valley of Vyeṅkaṭācala and contains a Deity of Lord Rāmacandra.

  3. 3

    On top of Vyeṅkaṭācala is the famous temple of Bālājī.

Key points from the purport
  • This holy place is situated in the district of Tanjore (Chittoor), South India.
  • The temple of Tirupati is situated in the valley of Vyeṅkaṭācala and contains a Deity of Lord Rāmacandra.
  • On top of Vyeṅkaṭācala is the famous temple of Bālājī.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.

The mood of Madhya 1 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

Because he wrote that verse, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was specifically blessed by the Lord. There is also a description of the many books written by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. trimallaa place named Trimalla, or Tirumala
  2. tripadīand Tripadī, or Tirupati
  3. sthānathe places
  4. kailadid
  5. daraśanavisit
  6. sarvatraeverywhere
  7. kariladid
  8. kṛṣṇa-nāmathe holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa
  9. pracāraṇapreaching
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “chanting”, “holy name”

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

What importance does the Lord’s extensive preaching give to chanting His holy name?

Practice

Take a short pause today to chant the Lord’s holy name.

Live this todayPreaching the Holy Name at Sacred PlacesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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