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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 10.28

ভট্টাচার্য কহে, — কালি কাশীমিশ্রের ঘরে ।

প্রভু যাইবেন, তাহাঁ মিলাব সবারে ॥ ২৮ ॥

bhaṭṭācārya kahe, — kāli kāśī-miśrera ghare

prabhu yāibena, tāhāṅ milāba sabāre

Translation

The Bhaṭṭācārya replied to the people, “Tomorrow the Lord will be at the house of Kāśī Miśra. I shall arrange for you all to meet Him.”

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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.

Helping Others Meet the Lord

  1. 1

    The Bhaṭṭācārya told the people where the Lord would be the next day.

  2. 2

    The Lord would be at the house of Kāśī Miśra.

  3. 3

    The Bhaṭṭācārya promised to arrange for all of them to meet 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:

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. bhaṭṭācārya kahethe Bhaṭṭācārya replied
  2. kālitomorrow
  3. kāśī-miśrera gharein the house of Kāśī Miśra
  4. prabhuthe Lord
  5. yāibenawill go
  6. tāhāṅthere
  7. milāba sabāreI shall arrange for a meeting with all of you
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from the Bhaṭṭācārya’s willingness to help everyone meet the Lord?

Practice

Write down one way you could help someone take part in a visit to a temple.

Live this todayHelping Others Meet the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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