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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 10.79 Madhya 10.81

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.80

শুনি’ আচার্য-গোসাঞির আনন্দ হইল ।

প্রেমাবেশে হুঙ্কার বহু নৃত্য-গীত কৈল ॥ ৮০ ॥

śuni’ ācārya-gosāñira ānanda ha-ila

premāveśe huṅkāra bahu nṛtya-gīta kaila

Translation

When Advaita Ācārya Gosvāmī heard of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s return, He became very pleased. In His great ecstasy of love, He made a rumbling sound and danced and chanted for a long time.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Love Expressed Through Dancing and Chanting

1
Advaita Ācārya Gosvāmī became very pleased to hear of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s return.
2
In His great ecstasy of love, He made a rumbling sound.
3
He danced and chanted for a long time.

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

Madhya 10: The Lord’s Return to Jagannātha Purī

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

At this time Paramānanda Purī was at Navadvīpa, and immediately upon hearing news of the Lord’s return, he started for Jagannātha Purī accompanied by a brāhmaṇa named Kamalākānta. Puruṣottama Bhaṭṭācārya, a resident of Navadvīpa, was educated at Vārāṇasī.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

śuni’hearing
ācāryaAdvaita Ācārya
gosāñiraof the spiritual master
ānanda ha-ilathere was much jubilation
prema-āveśein great ecstasy
huṅkārarumbling sound
bahuvarious
nṛtya-gītachanting and dancing
kailaperformed

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love”
Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “chanted”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Advaita Ācārya Gosvāmī’s response reveal about His love for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

Practice

Set aside a few minutes today for chanting, reflecting on the loving joy described here.

Live this todayLove Expressed Through Dancing and ChantingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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