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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 10.35

সুখী হৈলা দেখি’ প্রভু বাসার সংস্থান ।

যেই বাসায় হয় প্রভুর সর্ব-সমাধান ॥ ৩৫ ॥

sukhī hailā dekhi’ prabhu vāsāra saṁsthāna

yei vāsāya haya prabhura sarva-samādhāna

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very happy to see His residential quarters, in which all His necessities were taken care of.

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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.

Thoughtful Care Pleases the Lord

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw His residential quarters.

  2. 2

    All His necessities had been taken care of there.

  3. 3

    The Lord was very happy to see these arrangements.

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. sukhī hailābecame very happy
  2. dekhi’by seeing
  3. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. vāsāraof the residential quarters
  5. saṁsthānasituation
  6. yei vāsāyaat which place
  7. hayathere is
  8. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  9. sarva-samādhānafulfillment of all necessities
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can attending to practical necessities become a thoughtful act of service?

Practice

Attend to one small practical need in a space used for devotional service today.

Live this todayThoughtful Care Pleases the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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