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

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
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 ›
Madhya-līlā · Chapter 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Madhya 1.133Madhya 1.135

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.134

সবা-সঙ্গে রথযাত্রা কৈল দরশন ।

রথ-অগ্রে নৃত্য করি’ উদ্যানে গমন ॥ ১৩৪ ॥

sabā-saṅge ratha-yātrā kaila daraśana

ratha-agre nṛtya kari’ udyāne gamana

Translation

After this, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu and all the devotees saw the Ratha-yātrā, the car festival ceremony. Caitanya Mahāprabhu Himself danced in front of the car, and after dancing He entered a garden.

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.

Dancing Before the Ratha-yātrā Car

  1. 1

    Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu and all the devotees saw Ratha-yātrā, the car festival ceremony.

  2. 2

    Caitanya Mahāprabhu Himself danced in front of the car.

  3. 3

    After dancing, He entered a garden.

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
2

Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sabā-saṅgewith all of them
  2. ratha-yātrāthe car festival
  3. kailadid
  4. daraśanaseeing
  5. ratha-agrein front of the car
  6. nṛtyadancing
  7. kari’doing
  8. udyānein the garden
  9. gamanagoing
3

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “festival”, “ratha-yātrā”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What draws your attention to Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s dancing before the car?

Practice

Spend one minute today reflecting on Caitanya Mahāprabhu dancing before the Ratha-yātrā car.

Live this todayDancing Before the Ratha-yātrā CarThis 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 1.134? Get an answer from the verses themselves.
  1. Learn
  2. Live
  3. Lead
Next in Learn · 5 of 9 · 2 minAsk Caitanya CaritamrtaBring your own question. Get an answer drawn only from the book's translations, with every verse shown.Back · LearnLīlās & chapters