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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 10.144Madhya 10.146

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.145

স শুশ্রুবান্মাতরি ভার্গবেণ পিতুর্নিয়োগাৎ প্রহৃতং দ্বিষদ্বৎ ।

প্রত্যগৃহীদগ্রজশাসনং তদাজ্ঞা গুরূণাং হ্যবিচারণীয়া ॥ ১৪৫ ॥

sa śuśruvān mātari bhārgaveṇa

pitur niyogāt prahṛtaṁ dviṣad-vat

pratyagṛhīd agraja-śāsanaṁ tad

ājñā gurūṇāṁ hy avicāraṇīyā

Translation

“ ‘Being ordered by his father, Paraśurāma killed his mother, Reṇukā, just as if she were an enemy. When Lakṣmaṇa, the younger brother of Lord Rāmacandra, heard of this, He immediately engaged Himself in the service of His elder brother and accepted His orders. The order of the spiritual master must be obeyed without consideration.’

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Accepting the Spiritual Master's Order

  1. 1

    The quotation describes Paraśurāma killing his mother, Reṇukā, at his father's order.

  2. 2

    Hearing of this, Lakṣmaṇa engaged Himself in serving His elder brother, Lord Rāmacandra, and accepted His orders.

  3. 3

    The quotation states that the spiritual master's order must be obeyed without consideration. The purport identifies its source as the Raghu-vaṁśa.

Key points from the purport
  • Lord Rāmacandra’s statement to Sītā given below is from the Rāmāyaṇa (Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa 22.9).

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

When Brahmānanda understood Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu correctly, he accepted Him as Kṛṣṇa Himself. However, when Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya addressed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as Kṛṣṇa, the Lord immediately protested.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. saḥHe (Lakṣmaṇa, the brother of Lord Rāmacandra)
  2. śuśruvānhearing
  3. mātariunto the mother
  4. bhārgaveṇaby Paraśurāma
  5. pituḥof the father
  6. niyogātby the order
  7. prahṛtamkilling
  8. dviṣat-vatlike an enemy
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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”, “serving”

  • Audārya · Love that moves outward

    The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “without consideration”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How attentive am I to the spiritual master's instructions for service?

Practice

Recall one instruction from the spiritual master about devotional service and take a small step to follow it today.

Live this todayAccepting the Spiritual Master's OrderThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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