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  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 10: The Lord’s Return to Jagannātha Purī
Madhya 10.109Madhya 10.111

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.110

পাণ্ডিত্যের অবধি, বাক্য নাহি কারো সনে ।

নির্জনে রহয়ে, লোক সব নাহি জানে ॥ ১১০ ॥

pāṇḍityera avadhi, vākya nāhi kāro sane

nirjane rahaye, loka saba nāhi jāne

Translation

Svarūpa Dāmodara was the limit of all learned scholarship, but he did not exchange words with anyone. He simply remained in a solitary place, and no one could understand where he was.

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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.

Great Scholarship in Quiet Seclusion

  1. 1

    Svarūpa Dāmodara was the limit of all learned scholarship.

  2. 2

    Yet he did not exchange words with anyone.

  3. 3

    He remained in a solitary place, and no one could understand where he was.

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. pāṇḍityera avadhithe limit of learned scholarship
  2. vākya nāhino word
  3. kāro sanewith anyone
  4. nirjanein a solitary place
  5. rahayestays
  6. lokapeople in general
  7. sabaall
  8. nāhi jānedo not know
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How comfortable am I with quiet, without needing to display what I know?

Practice

Spend five minutes in a quiet place today without conversation.

Live this todayGreat Scholarship in Quiet SeclusionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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