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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 10.39

এই সব লোক, প্রভু, বৈসে নীলাচলে ।

উৎকণ্ঠিত হঞাছে সবে তোমা মিলিবারে ॥ ৩৯ ॥

ei saba loka, prabhu, vaise nīlācale

utkaṇṭhita hañāche sabe tomā milibāre

Translation

The Bhaṭṭācārya said, “My dear Lord, all these people who are residents of Nīlācala, Jagannātha Purī, have been very anxious to meet You.

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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.

The Residents Long to Meet the Lord

  1. 1

    The Bhaṭṭācārya addressed the Lord affectionately as “My dear Lord.”

  2. 2

    He spoke on behalf of the residents of Nīlācala, Jagannātha Purī.

  3. 3

    He explained that they had been very anxious to meet the Lord.

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ei saba lokaall these people
  2. prabhumy Lord
  3. vaisereside
  4. nīlācaleat Jagannātha Purī
  5. utkaṇṭhita hañāchethey have become very anxious
  6. sabeall
  7. tomāYou
  8. milibāreto meet
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the residents’ eagerness to meet the Lord invite you to reflect on?

Practice

Pause today to express in your own words your desire to draw near to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Live this todayThe Residents Long to Meet the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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