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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 10.170Madhya 10.172

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.171

এই সব নামের ইঁহ হয় নিজাস্পদ ।

চন্দনাক্ত প্রসাদ-ডোর — শ্রীভুজে অঙ্গদ ॥ ১৭১ ॥

ei saba nāmera iṅha haya nijāspada

candanākta prasāda-ḍora — śrī-bhuje aṅgada

Translation

“All the symptoms mentioned in the verse from the Viṣṇu-sahasra-nāma-stotra are visible in the body of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. His arms are decorated with sandalwood pulp and the thread received from the Śrī Jagannātha Deity, and these are His ornamental bangles.”

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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 Described Symptoms Are Visible

  1. 1

    All the symptoms mentioned in the Viṣṇu-sahasra-nāma-stotra are visible in the body of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    His arms are decorated with sandalwood pulp.

  3. 3

    His arms also bear the thread received from the Śrī Jagannātha Deity. These decorations are His ornamental bangles.

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. ei sabaall these
  2. nāmeraof names
  3. iṅhaŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. hayais
  5. nija-āspadathe reservoir
  6. candana-aktasmeared with the pulp of sandalwood
  7. prasāda-ḍorathe thread received from the Jagannātha temple
  8. śrī-bhujeon His arms
  9. aṅgadaornaments
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which detail of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s appearance stands out to me?

Practice

Reread the translation slowly and spend a moment remembering the decorations on the Lord’s arms.

Live this todayThe Described Symptoms Are VisibleThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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