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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 1.265Madhya 1.267

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.266

রামচন্দ্রপুরী-ভয়ে ভিক্ষা ঘাটাইলা ।

বৈষ্ণবের দুঃখ দেখি’ অর্ধেক রাখিলা ॥ ২৬৬ ॥

rāmacandra-purī-bhaye bhikṣā ghāṭāilā

vaiṣṇavera duḥkha dekhi’ ardheka rākhilā

Translation

Rāmacandra Purī criticized Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s eating; therefore the Lord reduced His eating to a minimum. However, when all the Vaiṣṇavas became very sorry, the Lord increased His portion to half as much as usual.

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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 Responds to the Vaiṣṇavas’ Sorrow

  1. 1

    Rāmacandra Purī criticized Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s eating.

  2. 2

    In response, the Lord reduced His eating to a minimum.

  3. 3

    All the Vaiṣṇavas became very sorry. The Lord then increased His portion to half as much as usual.

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. rāmacandra-purī-bhayedue to fear of Rāmacandra Purī
  2. bhikṣāthe proportion of eating
  3. ghāṭāilādecreased
  4. vaiṣṇaveraof all the Vaiṣṇavas
  5. duḥkhaunhappiness
  6. dekhi’understanding
  7. ardhekahalf of the portion
  8. rākhilākept
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about the Lord’s response when the Vaiṣṇavas became very sorry?

Practice

Reflect today on the sorrow caused by this criticism and choose your words carefully in one conversation.

Live this todayThe Lord Responds to the Vaiṣṇavas’ SorrowThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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