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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 10.169Madhya 10.171

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.170

সুবর্ণবর্ণো হেমাঙ্গো বরাঙ্গশ্চন্দনাঙ্গদী ।

সন্ন্যাসকৃচ্ছমঃ শান্তো নিষ্ঠা-শান্তি-পরায়ণঃ ॥ ১৭০ ॥

suvarṇa-varṇo hemāṅgo

varāṅgaś candanāṅgadī

sannyāsa-kṛc chamaḥ śānto

niṣṭhā-śānti-parāyaṇaḥ

Translation

“ ‘His bodily hue is golden, and His whole body is like molten gold. Every part of His body is very beautifully constructed and smeared with sandalwood pulp. Accepting the renounced order, the Lord is always equipoised. He is firmly fixed in His mission of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, and He is firmly situated in His dualistic conclusion and in His peace.’

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Golden Lord’s Steady Mission

  1. 1

    This description comes from the Mahābhārata’s Viṣṇu-sahasra-nāma-stotra. The Lord’s bodily hue is golden, and His whole body resembles molten gold.

  2. 2

    Every part of His body is beautifully constructed and smeared with sandalwood pulp. Accepting the renounced order, He remains equipoised.

  3. 3

    The Lord is firmly fixed in His mission of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra. He is firmly situated in His dualistic conclusion and in His peace.

Key points from the purport
  • This is a quote from the Mahābhārata’s Viṣṇu-sahasra-nāma-stotra.

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:

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.
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. suvarṇaof gold
  2. varṇaḥhaving the color
  3. hema-aṅgaḥwhose body was like molten gold
  4. vara-aṅgaḥhaving a most beautiful body
  5. candana-aṅgadīwhose body was smeared with sandalwood
  6. sannyāsa-kṛtpracticing the renounced order of life
  7. śamaḥequipoised
  8. śāntaḥpeaceful
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “chanting”

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 can the Lord’s steadiness encourage me to be more consistent in chanting?

Practice

Set aside a brief, uninterrupted time today to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra.

Live this todayThe Golden Lord’s Steady MissionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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