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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 10.29

আর দিন মহাপ্রভু ভট্টাচার্যের সঙ্গে ।

জগন্নাথ দরশন কৈল মহারঙ্গে ॥ ২৯ ॥

āra dina mahāprabhu bhaṭṭācāryera saṅge

jagannātha daraśana kaila mahā-raṅge

Translation

The next day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu arrived and went with Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, with great enthusiasm, to see the temple of Lord Jagannātha.

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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.

Approaching Lord Jagannātha With Enthusiasm

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu arrived the next day.

  2. 2

    He went with Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya to see the temple of Lord Jagannātha.

  3. 3

    They went with great enthusiasm.

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.
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. āra dinathe next day
  2. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. bhaṭṭācāryera saṅgewith Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  4. jagannāthaof Lord Jagannātha
  5. daraśanavisiting the temple
  6. kailadid
  7. mahā-raṅgewith great enthusiasm
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How could you bring greater enthusiasm to a temple visit?

Practice

Take a moment today to plan a temple visit, reflecting on the enthusiasm described here.

Live this todayApproaching Lord Jagannātha With EnthusiasmThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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