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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 1.185Madhya 1.187

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.186

দৈন্য রোদন করে, আনন্দে বিহ্বল ।

প্রভু কহে, — উঠ, উঠ, হইল মঙ্গল ॥ ১৮৬ ॥

dainya rodana kare, ānande vihvala

prabhu kahe, — uṭha, uṭha, ha-ila maṅgala

Translation

Upon seeing Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the two brothers were overwhelmed with joy, and out of humility they began to cry. Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked them to get up and assured them of all good fortune.

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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.

Joy, Humility, and the Lord’s Reassurance

  1. 1

    Seeing Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu overwhelmed the two brothers with joy.

  2. 2

    Out of humility, they began to cry.

  3. 3

    Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked them to get up and assured them of all good fortune.

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. dainyahumility
  2. rodanacrying
  3. kareperform
  4. ānandein ecstasy
  5. vihvalaoverwhelmed
  6. prabhu kahethe Lord said
  7. uṭha uṭhastand up, stand up
  8. ha-ila maṅgalaall auspiciousness unto you
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Dainya & humility · Making room for grace

    The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “humility”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the Lord’s reassurance shape my understanding of this joyful, humble meeting?

Practice

Pause for one quiet minute to reflect on the Lord asking the brothers to rise and assuring them of all good fortune.

Live this todayJoy, Humility, and the Lord’s ReassuranceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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