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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 1.250 Madhya 1.252

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.251

নিরন্তর নৃত্যগীত কীর্তন-বিলাস ।

আচণ্ডালে প্রেমভক্তি করিলা প্রকাশ ॥ ২৫১ ॥

nirantara nṛtya-gīta kīrtana-vilāsa

ācaṇḍāle prema-bhakti karilā prakāśa

Translation

At Jagannātha Purī, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu performed chanting and dancing unceasingly. Thus He enjoyed the pastime of saṅkīrtana. He manifested His causeless mercy, pure love of God, to everyone, including the lowest man.

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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.

Mercy Through Chanting and Dancing

1
At Jagannātha Purī, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu chanted and danced unceasingly.
2
He enjoyed the pastime of saṅkīrtana.
3
He manifested His causeless mercy, pure love of God, to everyone, including the lowest man.

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.

nirantarawithout stopping
nṛtya-gītachanting and dancing
kīrtanaof saṅkīrtana
vilāsaenjoyment
ā-caṇḍāleto everyone, even to the lowest person
prema-bhaktilove of Godhead
karilādid
prakāśamanifestation

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “saṅkīrtana”, “chanting”, “chanted”
Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “to everyone”
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lowest”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the Lord’s mercy to everyone shape your attitude toward others?

Practice

Spend a few minutes chanting today, remembering that the Lord’s mercy extends to everyone.

Live this todayMercy Through Chanting and DancingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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