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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 1.207

শুনি’ মহাপ্রভু কহে, — শুন, দবির-খাস ।

তুমি দুই ভাই — মোর পুরাতন দাস ॥ ২০৭ ॥

śuni’ mahāprabhu kahe, — śuna, dabira-khāsa

tumi dui bhāi — mora purātana dāsa

Translation

After hearing the prayer of Dabira Khāsa and Sākara Mallika, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “My dear Dabira Khāsa, you two brothers are My old servants.

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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 Recognizes His Old Servants

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu hears the prayer of Dabira Khāsa and Sākara Mallika.

  2. 2

    He responds by affectionately addressing Dabira Khāsa.

  3. 3

    He tells the two brothers that they are His old servants.

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 the many books written by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī. There is also a description of the meeting between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī in the village known as Rāmakeli.
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. śuni’hearing this
  2. mahāprabhuLord Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. kahesays
  4. śunaplease hear
  5. dabira khāsaDabira Khāsa
  6. tumiyou
  7. dui bhāitwo brothers
  8. moraMy
  9. purātanaold
  10. dāsaservants
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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: “servants”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you in the Lord’s affectionate response to the brothers’ prayer?

Practice

Read the Lord’s reply aloud once, pausing over the words “My old servants.”

Live this todayThe Lord Recognizes His Old ServantsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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