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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Madhya 1.17Madhya 1.19

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.18

শেষলীলার ‘মধ্য’ ‘অন্ত’, — দুই নাম হয় ।

লীলাভেদে বৈষ্ণব সব নাম-ভেদ কয় ॥ ১৮ ॥

śeṣa-līlāra ‘madhya’ ‘antya’, — dui nāma haya

līlā-bhede vaiṣṇava saba nāma-bheda kaya

Translation

The final pastimes of the Lord, occurring in His last twenty-four years, are called madhya [middle] and antya [final]. All the devotees of the Lord refer to His pastimes according to these divisions.

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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.

The Lord’s Final Pastimes Have Two Divisions

  1. 1

    The Lord’s final pastimes occur during His last twenty-four years.

  2. 2

    These pastimes are called madhya, meaning middle, and antya, meaning final.

  3. 3

    All the Lord’s devotees refer to His pastimes according to these divisions.

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:

In this chapter there is a summary description of all the pastimes performed by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu during the middle period of His activities as well as the six years at the end of His activities. All of these are described in brief.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śeṣa-līlāraof the śeṣa-līlā, or pastimes at the end
  2. madhyathe middle
  3. antyathe final
  4. duitwo
  5. nāmanames
  6. hayaare
  7. līlā-bhedeby the difference of pastimes
  8. vaiṣṇavathe devotees of the Supreme Lord
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can learning these divisions help you follow the Lord’s pastimes?

Practice

Write down madhya as “middle” and antya as “final” in your study notes.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Final Pastimes Have Two DivisionsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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