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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 1.23Madhya 1.25

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.24

নিত্যানন্দ-গোসাঞিরে পাঠাইল গৌড়দেশে ।

তেঁহো গৌড়দেশ ভাসাইল প্রেমরসে ॥ ২৪ ॥

nityānanda-gosāñire pāṭhāila gauḍa-deśe

teṅho gauḍa-deśa bhāsāila prema-rase

Translation

Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent Nityānanda Prabhu from Jagannātha Purī to Bengal, which is known as Gauḍa-deśa, and Lord Nityānanda Prabhu overflooded that country with the transcendental loving service of the Lord.

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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.

Nityānanda Prabhu Spreads Loving Service in Bengal

  1. 1

    Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent Nityānanda Prabhu from Jagannātha Purī to Bengal.

  2. 2

    Bengal is also known as Gauḍa-deśa.

  3. 3

    Lord Nityānanda Prabhu overflooded that country with the transcendental loving service of the Lord.

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:

In this chapter there is a summary description of all the pastimes performed by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu during the middle period of His activities as well as the six years at the end of His activities. All of these are described in brief.
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. nityānanda-gosāñireNityānanda Gosvāmī
  2. pāṭhāilasent
  3. gauḍa-deśeto Bengal
  4. teṅhoHe
  5. gauḍa-deśathe tract of land known as Gauḍa-deśa, or Bengal
  6. bhāsāilaoverflooded
  7. prema-rasewith ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa
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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: “service”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the word “overflooded” convey to you about the spread of loving service?

Practice

Read the translation aloud once, giving special attention to the loving service Nityānanda Prabhu spread.

Live this todayNityānanda Prabhu Spreads Loving Service in BengalThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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