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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 10.61

তবে মহাপ্রভু তাঁরে ঘরে পাঠাইল ।

বাণীনাথ-পট্টনায়কে নিকটে রাখিল ॥ ৬১ ॥

tabe mahāprabhu tāṅre ghare pāṭhāila

vāṇīnātha-paṭṭanāyake nikaṭe rākhila

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then sent Bhavānanda Rāya back to his home, and He kept only Vāṇīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka in His personal service.

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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 Lord Keeps Vāṇīnātha in Personal Service

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sends Bhavānanda Rāya back to his home.

  2. 2

    He keeps Vāṇīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka with Him.

  3. 3

    Vāṇīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka alone remains in the Lord’s personal service.

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:

The father of Rāmānanda Rāya, Bhavānanda Rāya, offered another son named Vāṇīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka for the Lord’s service. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu informed His associates about the pollution of Kṛṣṇadāsa brought about by his association with the Bhaṭṭathāris, and thus the Lord proposed to give him leave.
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. tabethereafter
  2. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. tāṅrehim (Bhavānanda Rāya)
  4. ghareto his home
  5. pāṭhāilasent back
  6. vāṇīnātha-paṭṭanāyakeVāṇīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka
  7. nikaṭenear
  8. rākhilakept
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling

    Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “bhavānanda”

  • 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: “service”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Am I willing to accept a service arrangement rather than insist on my own preference?

Practice

Carry out one service entrusted to you today with care.

Live this todayThe Lord Keeps Vāṇīnātha in Personal ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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