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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 10.31

দর্শন করি’ মহাপ্রভু চলিলা বাহিরে ।

ভট্টাচার্য আনিল তাঁরে কাশীমিশ্র-ঘরে ॥ ৩১ ॥

darśana kari’ mahāprabhu calilā bāhire

bhaṭṭācārya ānila tāṅre kāśī-miśra-ghare

Translation

After seeing Lord Jagannātha, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left the temple. The Bhaṭṭācārya then took Him to the house of Kāśī Miśra.

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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.

Accompanying the Lord With Care

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw Lord Jagannātha.

  2. 2

    Afterward, He left the temple.

  3. 3

    The Bhaṭṭācārya then took Him to the house of Kāśī Miśra.

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. darśana kari’seeing Lord Jagannātha
  2. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. calilādeparted
  4. bāhireoutside
  5. bhaṭṭācāryaSārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  6. ānilabrought
  7. tāṅreHim
  8. kāśī-miśra-ghareto the house of Kāśī Miśra
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about the Bhaṭṭācārya’s simple act of accompanying the Lord?

Practice

Offer to accompany or guide someone who needs help reaching a destination today.

Live this todayAccompanying the Lord With CareThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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