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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 10.145 Madhya 10.147

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.146

নির্বিচারং গুরোরাজ্ঞা ময়া কার্যা মহাত্মনঃ ।

শ্রেয়ো হ্যেবং ভবত্যাশ্চ মম চৈব বিশেষতঃ ॥ ১৪৬ ॥

nirvicāraṁ guror ājñā

mayā kāryā mahātmanaḥ

śreyo hy evaṁ bhavatyāś ca

mama caiva viśeṣataḥ

Translation

“ ‘The order of a great personality like a father must be executed without consideration because there is good fortune in such an order for both of us. In particular, there is good fortune for Me.’”

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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.

Good Fortune in Following an Order

1
The order of a great personality, such as a father, is presented as something to be carried out without consideration.
2
The speaker sees good fortune in following that order for both persons addressed.
3
The speaker especially emphasizes the good fortune that following the order brings to Himself.

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:

He accepted the renounced order from Caitanyānanda, but he took the name of Svarūpa. Thus he arrived at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

nirvicāramto be obeyed without consideration
guroḥof the spiritual master
ājñāthe order
mayāby Me
kāryāmust be done
mahā-ātmanaḥof the great soul
śreyaḥgood fortune
hiindeed

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I notice the good fortune in receiving guidance from a great personality?

Practice

Write down one beneficial instruction you have received from a respected elder and one way to carry it out.

Live this todayGood Fortune in Following an OrderThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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