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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 10.156

মুকুন্দ কহে, — এই আগে দেখ বিদ্যমান ।

প্রভু কহে, — তেঁহ নহেন, তুমি অগেয়ান ॥ ১৫৬ ॥

mukunda kahe, — ei āge dekha vidyamāna

prabhu kahe, — teṅha nahena, tumi ageyāna

Translation

Mukunda Datta replied, “Here is Brahmānanda Bhāratī, in Your presence.”

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Rejects Mukunda Datta’s Identification

  1. 1

    Mukunda Datta pointed out Brahmānanda Bhāratī.

  2. 2

    He said that Brahmānanda Bhāratī was right there in the Lord’s presence.

  3. 3

    The Lord replied that Mukunda Datta was incorrect, saying, “This is not Brahmānanda Bhāratī.”

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.
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. mukunda kaheMukunda said
  2. ei āgehere in front
  3. dekhasee
  4. vidyamānapresent
  5. prabhu kaheŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied
  6. teṅha nahenahe is not
  7. tumi ageyānayou are incorrect
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do I respond when something that seems obvious to me is questioned?

Practice

When someone questions your understanding today, pause and listen before replying.

Live this todayThe Lord Rejects Mukunda Datta’s IdentificationThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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