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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 1.192Madhya 1.194

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.193

ব্রাহ্মণজাতি তারা, নবদ্বীপে ঘর ।

নীচ-সেবা নাহি করে, নহে নীচের কূর্পর ॥ ১৯৩ ॥

brāhmaṇa-jāti tārā, navadvīpe ghara

nīca-sevā nāhi kare, nahe nīcera kūrpara

Translation

“The brothers Jagāi and Mādhāi belonged to the brāhmaṇa caste, and their residence was in the holy place of Navadvīpa. They never served low-class persons, nor were they instruments to abominable activities.

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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.

Recognize Favorable Circumstances and Conduct

  1. 1

    Jagāi and Mādhāi belonged to the brāhmaṇa caste.

  2. 2

    They lived in the holy place of Navadvīpa.

  3. 3

    The brothers stated that Jagāi and Mādhāi had neither served low-class persons nor acted as instruments of abominable activities.

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. brāhmaṇa-jātiborn in a brāhmaṇa family
  2. tārāthey
  3. navadvīpethe holy place of Navadvīpa-dhāma
  4. gharatheir house
  5. nīca-sevāservice to degraded persons
  6. nāhinot
  7. karedo
  8. nahenot
  9. nīceraof low persons
  10. kūrparaan instrument
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “served”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do my responsibilities ever draw me into helping with wrongful activities?

Practice

Review one task you have today and make sure it does not involve assisting wrongdoing.

Live this todayRecognize Favorable Circumstances and ConductThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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