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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 1.174

রাজারে প্রবোধি’ কেশব ব্রাহ্মণ পাঠাঞা ।

চলিবার তরে প্রভুরে পাঠাইল কহিঞা ॥ ১৭৪ ॥

rājāre prabodhi’ keśava brāhmaṇa pāṭhāñā

calibāra tare prabhure pāṭhāila kahiñā

Translation

After pacifying the King in this way, Keśava Chatrī sent a brāhmaṇa messenger to Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, requesting Him to leave without delay.

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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.

A Prompt Message After Pacifying the King

  1. 1

    Keśava Chatrī pacified the king through his words.

  2. 2

    He then sent a brāhmaṇa messenger to Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  3. 3

    Through the messenger, he requested the Lord to leave without delay.

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. rājāreunto the king
  2. prabodhi’pacifying
  3. keśavaof the name Keśava Chatrī
  4. brāhmaṇaa brāhmaṇa
  5. pāṭhāñāsending there
  6. calibāra tarefor the sake of leaving
  7. prabhuraunto the Lord
  8. pāṭhāilasent
  9. kahiñātelling
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When concern calls for action, do I follow my words with a timely response?

Practice

If someone needs an important message from you, send it promptly today.

Live this todayA Prompt Message After Pacifying the KingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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