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  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 10.162Madhya 10.164

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.163

সাম্প্রতিক ‘দুই ব্রহ্ম’ ইহাঁ ‘চলাচল’ ।

জগন্নাথ — অচল ব্রহ্ম, তুমি ত’ সচল ॥ ১৬৩ ॥

sāmpratika ‘dui brahma’ ihāṅ ‘calācala’

jagannātha — acala brahma, tumi ta’ sacala

Translation

“At the present moment I see two Brahmans. One Brahman is Lord Jagannātha, who does not move, and the other Brahman, who is moving, is You. Lord Jagannātha is the arcā-vigraha, the worshipable Deity, and it is He who is the nonmoving Brahman. But You are Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and You are moving here and there. The two of You are the same Brahman, master of the material nature, but You are playing two parts — one moving and one not moving. In this way two Brahmans are now residing at Jagannātha Purī, Puruṣottama.

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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.

The Same Brahman in Two Parts

  1. 1

    Brahmānanda Bhāratī described Lord Jagannātha as the nonmoving Brahman, the arcā-vigraha, or worshipable Deity.

  2. 2

    He described Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the Brahman who moves here and there.

  3. 3

    He declared that They are the same Brahman, master of material nature, playing two parts at Jagannātha Purī, Puruṣottama.

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:

However, when Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya addressed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as Kṛṣṇa, the Lord immediately protested. In the meantime, Kāśīśvara Gosvāmī also came to see Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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. sāmpratikaat the present moment
  2. dui brahmatwo Brahmans, or spiritual identities
  3. ihāṅhere
  4. cala-acalamoving and not moving
  5. jagannāthaLord Jagannātha
  6. acala brahmanot moving Brahman
  7. tumiYou
  8. ta’but
  9. sa-calamoving Brahman
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this description help me understand the relationship between Lord Jagannātha and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

Practice

Read aloud the statement that They are the same Brahman, and pause to reflect on Their two parts.

Live this todayThe Same Brahman in Two PartsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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