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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 10.114Madhya 10.116

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.115

বিদ্যাপতি, চণ্ডীদাস, শ্রীগীতগোবিন্দ ।

এই তিন গীতে করা’ন প্রভুর আনন্দ ॥ ১১৫ ॥

vidyāpati, caṇḍīdāsa, śrī-gīta-govinda

ei tina gīte karā’na prabhura ānanda

Translation

Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara used to read the poems of Vidyāpati and Caṇḍīdāsa and Jayadeva Gosvāmī’s Śrī Gīta-govinda. He used to make Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu very happy by singing these songs.

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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.

Songs That Delight Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

  1. 1

    Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara used to read the poems of Vidyāpati and Caṇḍīdāsa.

  2. 2

    He also read Jayadeva Gosvāmī’s Śrī Gīta-govinda.

  3. 3

    By singing these songs, he made Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu very happy.

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:

After the demise of Śrī Īśvara Purī, his disciple Govinda, following his instructions, went to serve Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Due to his relationship with Keśava Bhāratī, Brahmānanda Bhāratī was also respectfully received by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. vidyāpatian old Vaiṣṇava poet from the province of Mithilā
  2. caṇḍīdāsaa Bengali Vaiṣṇava poet born in the village of Nānnura, in the Birbhum district
  3. śrī-gīta-govindaa celebrated poem by Jayadeva Gosvāmī
  4. eithese
  5. tinathree
  6. gītesongs
  7. karā’nacause
  8. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  9. ānandahappiness
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to me about singing for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s happiness?

Practice

Read this translation aloud once, giving special attention to the happiness Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara’s singing brought the Lord.

Live this todaySongs That Delight Śrī Caitanya MahāprabhuThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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