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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 10: The Lord’s Return to Jagannātha Purī
Madhya 10.7Madhya 10.9

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.8

বিরক্ত সন্ন্যাসী তেঁহো রহেন নির্জনে ।

স্বপ্নেহ না করেন তেঁহো রাজদরশনে ॥ ৮ ॥

virakta sannyāsī teṅho rahena nirjane

svapneha nā karena teṅho rāja-daraśane

Translation

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is in the renounced order and is very much detached from worldly affairs. He stays in solitary places, and even in dreams He does not grant interviews to a king.

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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.

Renunciation and Detachment From Worldly Affairs

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is in the renounced order.

  2. 2

    He is very much detached from worldly affairs and stays in solitary places.

  3. 3

    He does not grant interviews to a king, even in dreams.

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. viraktadetached
  2. sannyāsīin the renounced order
  3. teṅhoHe
  4. rahenakeeps Himself
  5. nirjanein a solitary place
  6. svapnehaeven in dreams
  7. nādoes not
  8. karenado
  9. teṅhoHe
  10. rāja-daraśaneinterview with a king
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the refusal of even a royal interview show about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s detachment?

Practice

Set aside a few quiet minutes alone today to reflect on Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s detachment from worldly affairs.

Live this todayRenunciation and Detachment From Worldly AffairsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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