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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 1.222 Madhya 1.224

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.223

তথাপি যবন জাতি, না করি প্রতীতি ।

তীর্থযাত্রায় এত সংঘট্ট ভাল নহে রীতি ॥ ২২৩ ॥

tathāpi yavana jāti, nā kari pratīti

tīrtha-yātrāya eta saṅghaṭṭa bhāla nahe rīti

Translation

“Although the King is respectful toward You, he still belongs to the yavana class and should not be believed. We think that there is no need for such a great crowd to accompany You on Your pilgrimage to Vṛndāvana.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Brothers Counsel Caution

1
The brothers acknowledged the King’s respect toward the Lord but warned against trusting him.
2
In explaining their concern, they said that he still belonged to the yavana class.
3
They also thought there was no need for such a great crowd to accompany the Lord on His pilgrimage to Vṛndāvana.

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

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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

tathāpistill
yavana jātiby caste a Muslim
nādoes not
karido
pratīticonfidence
tīrtha-yātrāyain going for a pilgrimage
etaso
saṅghaṭṭacrowd

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What distinction do the brothers make between receiving respect and placing trust?

Practice

Before making one decision today, pause to consider whether a respectful manner alone is enough reason to place trust.

Live this todayThe Brothers Counsel CautionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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