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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 10.85

শুনিয়া সবার হৈল পরম উল্লাস ।

সবে মেলি’ গেলা শ্রীঅদ্বৈতের পাশ ॥ ৮৫ ॥

śuniyā sabāra haila parama ullāsa

sabe meli’ gelā śrī-advaitera pāśa

Translation

Everyone was very pleased, and they all gathered together at the house of Advaita Ācārya.

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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.

Gathering Together in Happiness

  1. 1

    Everyone was very pleased.

  2. 2

    They all gathered together.

  3. 3

    Their gathering took place at the house of Advaita Ācārya.

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:

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.
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. śuniyāhearing
  2. sabāraof everyone
  3. hailathere was
  4. parama ullāsagreat ecstasy
  5. sabe meli’all together
  6. gelāwent
  7. śrī-advaitera pāśato the house of Śrī Advaita Ācārya
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “gathered”, “together”

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

How can I make time to share happiness in the company of devotees?

Practice

Contact a devotee today and arrange a small opportunity to meet.

Live this todayGathering Together in HappinessThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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