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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 10.127

জগদানন্দ, মুকুন্দ, শঙ্কর, সার্বভৌম ।

সবা-সঙ্গে যথাযোগ্য করিল মিলন ॥ ১২৭ ॥

jagadānanda, mukunda, śaṅkara, sārvabhauma

sabā-saṅge yathā-yogya karila milana

Translation

After worshiping Nityānanda Prabhu, Svarūpa Dāmodara met Jagadānanda, Mukunda, Śaṅkara and Sārvabhauma, as was befitting.

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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.

Meeting Others With Fitting Respect

  1. 1

    Svarūpa Dāmodara first worshiped Nityānanda Prabhu.

  2. 2

    He then met Jagadānanda, Mukunda, Śaṅkara and Sārvabhauma.

  3. 3

    He met them as was befitting, giving care to how he approached them.

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:

Nityānanda Prabhu sent Kṛṣṇadāsa to Bengal to inform the Navadvīpa devotees about the Lord’s return to Jagannātha Purī. All the devotees of Navadvīpa thus began arranging to come to Jagannātha Purī.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. jagadānandaJagadānanda
  2. mukundaMukunda
  3. śaṅkaraŚaṅkara
  4. sārvabhaumaSārvabhauma
  5. sabā-saṅgewith all
  6. yathā-yogyaas is befitting
  7. kariladid
  8. milanameeting
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you give fitting attention and respect to the people you meet?

Practice

Give one person a thoughtful, respectful greeting today.

Live this todayMeeting Others With Fitting RespectThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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