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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 10.4

বসিতে আসন দিল করি’ নমস্কারে ।

মহাপ্রভুর বার্তা তবে পুছিল তাঁহারে ॥ ৪ ॥

vasite āsana dila kari’ namaskāre

mahāprabhura vārtā tabe puchila tāṅhāre

Translation

When Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya met with the King, the King offered him a seat with all respects and inquired about news of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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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.

Respectful Welcome and Inquiry About the Lord

  1. 1

    Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya met with the King.

  2. 2

    The King offered him a seat with all respects.

  3. 3

    The King then inquired about news of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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:

While Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was traveling in South India, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya had many talks with King Pratāparudra. When Mahārāja Pratāparudra requested the Bhaṭṭācārya to arrange an interview with the Lord, the Bhaṭṭācārya assured him that he would try to do so as soon as Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned from South India.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. vasiteto sit
  2. āsanasitting place
  3. dilaoffered
  4. kari’doing
  5. namaskāreobeisances
  6. mahāprabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  7. vārtānews
  8. tabeat that time
  9. puchilainquired
  10. tāṅhārefrom him
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can the King’s respectful welcome guide the way you approach someone with a question?

Practice

Today, welcome someone respectfully before asking them a question.

Live this todayRespectful Welcome and Inquiry About the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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