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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 1.182Madhya 1.184

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.183

অর্ধরাত্রে দুই ভাই আইলা প্রভু-স্থানে ।

প্রথমে মিলিলা নিত্যানন্দ-হরিদাস সনে ॥ ১৮৩ ॥

ardha-rātre dui bhāi āilā prabhu-sthāne

prathame mililā nityānanda-haridāsa sane

Translation

Thus in the dead of night the two brothers, Dabira Khāsa and Sākara Mallika, went to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu incognito. First they met Nityānanda Prabhu and Haridāsa Ṭhākura.

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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 Brothers Go to See the Lord

  1. 1

    Dabira Khāsa and Sākara Mallika went to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in the dead of night.

  2. 2

    The two brothers went incognito, keeping their identities concealed.

  3. 3

    Before seeing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, they first met Nityānanda Prabhu and Haridāsa Ṭhākura.

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
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ardha-rātrein the dead of night
  2. dui bhāithe two brothers
  3. āilācame
  4. prabhu-sthāneto the place of Lord Caitanya
  5. prathamefirst
  6. mililāmet
  7. nityānanda-haridāsaLord Nityānanda and Haridāsa Ṭhākura
  8. sanewith
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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: “haridāsa”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to me about the brothers putting their decision into action?

Practice

Read the translation slowly and briefly recount the steps of the brothers’ visit.

Live this todayThe Brothers Go to See the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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