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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 10.26

শুনি’ আনন্দিত হৈল সবাকার মন ।

সবে আসি’ সার্বভৌমে কৈল নিবেদন ॥ ২৬ ॥

śuni’ ānandita haila sabākāra mana

sabe āsi’ sārvabhaume kaila nivedana

Translation

Hearing of the Lord’s return, everyone became very happy, and they all went to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and spoke to him as follows.

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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.

Joy at the Lord’s Return

  1. 1

    Everyone became very happy upon hearing of the Lord’s return.

  2. 2

    They all went to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya.

  3. 3

    They approached him together and spoke to him.

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:

Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya introduced many Vaiṣṇavas to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu after His return. The father of Rāmānanda Rāya, Bhavānanda Rāya, offered another son named Vāṇīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka for the Lord’s service.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śuni’hearing
  2. ānanditahappy
  3. hailawere
  4. sabākāraof everyone
  5. manathe minds
  6. sabe āsi’everyone coming
  7. sārvabhaumeunto Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  8. kailadid
  9. nivedanasubmission
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “together”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about everyone sharing in this happiness?

Practice

Read the translation aloud today, pausing to reflect on the happiness caused by the Lord’s return.

Live this todayJoy at the Lord’s ReturnThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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