1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min

Study a Verse

Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.

Or browse by līlā and chapter

Madhya-līlā · 25 chapters

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.
Read the full guide: how to read Caitanya Caritamrta ›

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.123

ভক্তসনে দিন কত তাহাঞি রহিলা ।

গৌড়ের ভক্ত আইসে, সমাচার পাইলা ॥ ১২৩ ॥

bhakta-sane dina kata tāhāñi rahilā

gauḍera bhakta āise, samācāra pāilā

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained for some days at Ālālanātha. In the meantime, He received news that all the devotees from Bengal were coming to Jagannātha Purī.

Read this verse on Vedabase.io

This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

News of the Devotees’ Coming

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained at Ālālanātha for some days.

  2. 2

    During His stay, He received news of the devotees from Bengal.

  3. 3

    All these devotees were coming to Jagannātha Purī.

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:

There is also a description of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s ecstasy that occurred when He recited the verse beginning yaḥ kaumāra-haraḥ, as well as a description of how that ecstasy was explained in the verse beginning priyaḥ so ’yaṁ kṛṣṇaḥ, by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī. Because he wrote that verse, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was specifically blessed by the Lord.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
2

Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. bhakta-sanewith the devotees
  2. dina katasome days
  3. tāhāñithere at Ālālanātha
  4. rahilāremained
  5. gauḍeraof Bengal
  6. bhaktadevotees
  7. āisecome
  8. samācāranews
  9. pāilāHe got
3

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do I respond when I hear that devotees are coming?

Practice

Take a moment today to ask a devotee how they are doing.

Live this todayNews of the Devotees’ ComingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

Ask Caitanya CaritamrtaHave a question about CC Madhya 1.123? Get an answer from the verses themselves.