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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.

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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Madhya 1.166 Madhya 1.168

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.167

তাহাঁ নৃত্য করে প্রভু প্রেমে অচেতন ।

কোটি কোটি লোক আইসে দেখিতে চরণ ॥ ১৬৭ ॥

tāhāṅ nṛtya kare prabhu preme acetana

koṭi koṭi loka āise dekhite caraṇa

Translation

While performing saṅkīrtana in Rāmakeli-grāma, the Lord danced and sometimes lost consciousness due to love of God. While at Rāmakeli-grāma, an unlimited number of people came to see His lotus feet.

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Saṅkīrtana and Love of God

1
The Lord performed saṅkīrtana in Rāmakeli-grāma.
2
He danced and sometimes lost consciousness due to love of God.
3
An unlimited number of people came to see His lotus feet.

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

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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

tāhāṅthere
nṛtyadancing
kareperformed
prabhuLord Caitanya Mahāprabhu
premein love of Godhead
acetanaunconscious
koṭi koṭiinnumerable
lokapeople

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love”
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: “saṅkīrtana”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this verse connect the Lord’s saṅkīrtana with His love of God?

Practice

Read the verse aloud once, paying particular attention to the words “love of God.”

Live this todaySaṅkīrtana and Love of GodThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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