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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 10.25

সর্বলোকের উৎকণ্ঠা যবে অত্যন্ত বাড়িল ।

মহাপ্রভু দক্ষিণ হৈতে তবহি আইল ॥ ২৫ ॥

sarva-lokera utkaṇṭhā yabe atyanta bāḍila

mahāprabhu dakṣiṇa haite tabahi āila

Translation

When all the residents of Jagannātha Purī became extremely anxious to meet the Lord again, He returned from South India.

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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.

Longing to Meet the Lord Again

  1. 1

    All the residents of Jagannātha Purī longed to meet the Lord again.

  2. 2

    Their eagerness to see Him had become very intense.

  3. 3

    At that time, the Lord returned from South India.

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:

When the Lord returned to Jagannātha Purī from His South Indian tour, He lived at the home of Kāśī Miśra. Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya introduced many Vaiṣṇavas to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu after His return.
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. sarva-lokeraof all people
  2. utkaṇṭhāanxieties
  3. yabewhen
  4. atyantavery much
  5. bāḍilaincreased
  6. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  7. dakṣiṇa haitefrom South India
  8. tabahiat that very time
  9. āilareturned
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the residents’ longing show you about wanting to be near the Lord?

Practice

Spend a quiet moment today reflecting on the residents’ eagerness to meet the Lord.

Live this todayLonging to Meet the Lord AgainThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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