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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.101

কাশীমিশ্রের আবাসে নিভৃতে এক ঘর ।

প্রভু তাঁরে দিল, আর সেবার কিঙ্কর ॥ ১০১ ॥

kāśī-miśrera āvāse nibhṛte eka ghara

prabhu tāṅre dila, āra sevāra kiṅkara

Translation

There was a solitary room at Kāśī Miśra’s house, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave it to Paramānanda Purī. He also gave him a servant.

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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.

Care Through Shelter and Assistance

  1. 1

    There was a solitary room at Kāśī Miśra's house.

  2. 2

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave this room to Paramānanda Purī.

  3. 3

    He also gave Paramānanda Purī a servant, providing assistance as well as a place to stay.

How it feels

Relief and affectionate reunion. Devotees gather as the Lord returns; separation is temporarily relieved.

The mood of Madhya 10 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 10: The Lord’s Return to Jagannātha Purī

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When the Lord returned to Jagannātha Purī from His South Indian tour, He lived at the home of Kāśī Miśra. Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya introduced many Vaiṣṇavas to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu after His return.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. kāśī-miśreraof Kāśī Miśra
  2. āvāseat the house
  3. nibhṛtesolitary
  4. ekaone
  5. ghararoom
  6. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  7. tāṅreunto Paramānanda Purī
  8. dilagave
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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: “servant”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What practical need could I help meet for someone today?

Practice

Offer one specific form of help, such as preparing a quiet place for someone to rest.

Live this todayCare Through Shelter and AssistanceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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