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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 10.132 Madhya 10.134

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.133

সিদ্ধিপ্রাপ্তিকালে গোসাঞি আজ্ঞা কৈল মোরে ।

কৃষ্ণচৈতন্য-নিকটে রহি সেবিহ তাঁহারে ॥ ১৩৩ ॥

siddha-prāpti-kāle gosāñi ājñā kaila more

kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nikaṭe rahi seviha tāṅhāre

Translation

“Just before his departure from this mortal world to attain the highest perfection, Īśvara Purī told me that I should go to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and render service unto Him.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Receive an Instruction to Serve

1
Īśvara Purī gave this instruction just before departing from this mortal world to attain the highest perfection.
2
He told Govinda to go to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
3
His instruction was that Govinda should render service unto Him.

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

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.

siddhi-prāpti-kāleat the time of his departure from this mortal world to achieve the highest perfection of life
gosāñimy spiritual master
ājñāorder
kailamade
moreunto me
kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nikaṭeat the place of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya
rahiremaining
seviharender service
tāṅhāreunto Him

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does Govinda’s account help me see the importance of an instruction to serve?

Practice

Take a moment today to recall a service you have been asked to do, and complete one small part of it.

Live this todayReceive an Instruction to ServeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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