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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 10.107

‘নিশ্চিন্তে কৃষ্ণ ভজিব’ এই ত’ কারণে ।

উন্মাদে করিল তেঁহ সন্ন্যাস গ্রহণে ॥ ১০৭ ॥

‘niścinte kṛṣṇa bhajiba’ ei ta’ kāraṇe

unmāde karila teṅha sannyāsa grahaṇe

Translation

He was very enthusiastic to worship Śrī Kṛṣṇa without disturbance, and therefore, almost in madness, he accepted the sannyāsa order.

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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.

Longing to Worship Kṛṣṇa Without Disturbance

  1. 1

    He was very enthusiastic to worship Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

  2. 2

    He wanted to carry out that worship without disturbance.

  3. 3

    His eagerness was so intense that, almost in madness, he accepted the sannyāsa order.

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:

He accepted the renounced order from Caitanyānanda, but he took the name of Svarūpa. Thus he arrived at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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. niścintewithout disturbance
  2. kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa
  3. bhajibaI shall worship
  4. eifor this
  5. ta’certainly
  6. kāraṇereason
  7. unmādeecstatic
  8. kariladid
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vipralambha · Love in separation

    Separation that intensifies remembrance and longing; especially central to the confidential pastimes at Purī. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “madness”

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 disturbance most often draws my attention away from worship?

Practice

Put aside one distraction for a short period of worship today.

Live this todayLonging to Worship Kṛṣṇa Without DisturbanceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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