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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 1.237Madhya 1.239

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.238

বলভদ্র ভট্টাচার্য রহে মাত্র সঙ্গে ।

ঝারিখণ্ড-পথে কাশী আইলা মহারঙ্গে ॥ ২৩৮ ॥

balabhadra bhaṭṭācārya rahe mātra saṅge

jhārikhaṇḍa-pathe kāśī āilā mahā-raṅge

Translation

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left Jagannātha Purī for Vṛndāvana, only Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya was with Him. Thus He traveled on the path through Jhārikhaṇḍa and arrived in Benares [Vārāṇasī] with great delight.

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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.

A Joyful Journey Through Jhārikhaṇḍa

  1. 1

    When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left Jagannātha Purī for Vṛndāvana, only Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya was with Him.

  2. 2

    He traveled along the path through Jhārikhaṇḍa.

  3. 3

    He arrived in Benares, also called Vārāṇasī, with great delight.

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. balabhadra bhaṭṭācāryaBalabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya
  2. raheremains
  3. mātraonly
  4. saṅgewith Him
  5. jhāri-khaṇḍa-patheon the way through Jhārikhaṇḍa (Jharkhand)
  6. kāśīin Benares (Vārāṇasī)
  7. āilāarrived
  8. mahā-raṅgewith great delight
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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

How does the description of the Lord’s great delight shape your reflection on His journey?

Practice

Write one sentence recalling the Lord traveling through Jhārikhaṇḍa and arriving in Vārāṇasī with great delight.

Live this todayA Joyful Journey Through JhārikhaṇḍaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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