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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 10.151

আর দিনে মুকুন্দদত্ত কহে প্রভুর স্থানে ।

ব্রহ্মানন্দ-ভারতী আইলা তোমার দরশনে ॥ ১৫১ ॥

āra dine mukunda-datta kahe prabhura sthāne

brahmānanda-bhāratī āilā tomāra daraśane

Translation

The next day Mukunda Datta informed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “Brahmānanda Bhāratī has come to see You.”

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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.

Mukunda Datta Announces a Visitor

  1. 1

    The next day, Mukunda Datta spoke to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    He informed Him that Brahmānanda Bhāratī had arrived.

  3. 3

    Brahmānanda Bhāratī had come to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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:

Due to his relationship with Keśava Bhāratī, Brahmānanda Bhāratī was also respectfully received by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. When he arrived at Jagannātha Purī, he was advised to give up the deerskin clothing he wore.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. āra dinethe next day
  2. mukunda-dattaMukunda Datta
  3. kahesaid
  4. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. sthāneat the place
  6. brahmānanda-bhāratīBrahmānanda Bhāratī
  7. āilāhas come
  8. tomāra daraśaneto see You
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What can I appreciate about the simple service of announcing someone's arrival?

Practice

When someone arrives to meet another person today, help by courteously passing on the message.

Live this todayMukunda Datta Announces a VisitorThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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