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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 10.122

তুমি যে আসিবে, আজি স্বপ্নেতে দেখিল ।

ভাল হৈল, অন্ধ যেন দুই নেত্র পাইল ॥ ১২২ ॥

tumi ye āsibe, āji svapnete dekhila

bhāla haila, andha yena dui netra pāila

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “I saw in a dream that you were coming, and so this is very auspicious. I have been like a blind man, but your coming here restores My vision.”

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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.

A Welcome That Restores Vision

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said He had seen the visitor’s coming in a dream.

  2. 2

    He described this arrival as very auspicious.

  3. 3

    He compared Himself to a blind man whose vision was restored by the visitor’s arrival.

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. tumiyou
  2. yethat
  3. āsibewill come
  4. ājitoday
  5. svapnetein dream
  6. dekhilaI saw
  7. bhāla hailait is very good
  8. andhaa blind man
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s words show about how deeply He valued this arrival?

Practice

Welcome someone today with a sincere sentence expressing your happiness at seeing them.

Live this todayA Welcome That Restores VisionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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