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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 10: The Lord’s Return to Jagannātha Purī
Madhya 10.111Madhya 10.113

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.112

গ্রন্থ, শ্লোক, গীত কেহ প্রভু-পাশে আনে ।

স্বরূপ পরীক্ষা কৈলে, পাছে প্রভু শুনে ॥ ১১২ ॥

grantha, śloka, gīta keha prabhu-pāśe āne

svarūpa parīkṣā kaile, pāche prabhu śune

Translation

If someone wrote a book or composed verses and songs and wanted to recite them before Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Svarūpa Dāmodara would first examine them and then correctly present them. Only then would Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu agree to listen.

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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.

Careful Review Before Presenting Devotional Works

  1. 1

    Writers sometimes wanted to recite their books, verses or songs before Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    Svarūpa Dāmodara would first examine these works and then correctly present them.

  3. 3

    Only after this examination and presentation would Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu agree to listen.

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. granthascriptures
  2. ślokaverses
  3. gītasongs
  4. kehaanyone
  5. prabhu-pāśeto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. ānebrings
  7. svarūpaSvarūpa Dāmodara
  8. parīkṣā kaileafter he examined
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How willing am I to have my devotional writing reviewed before sharing it?

Practice

Before sharing a devotional note today, review it carefully for accuracy.

Live this todayCareful Review Before Presenting Devotional WorksThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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