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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 10.89

প্রভুর সমাচার শুনি’ কুলীনগ্রামবাসী ।

সত্যরাজ-রামানন্দ মিলিলা সবে আসি’ ॥ ৮৯ ॥

prabhura samācāra śuni’ kulīna-grāma-vāsī

satyarāja-rāmānanda mililā sabe āsi’

Translation

The inhabitants of Kulīna-grāma — Satyarāja, Rāmānanda and all the other devotees there — came and joined 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.

Devotees Come Together

  1. 1

    The devotees came from Kulīna-grāma.

  2. 2

    Satyarāja and Rāmānanda were among those who came.

  3. 3

    All these devotees joined 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:

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. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. samācāranews
  3. śuni’hearing
  4. kulīna-grāma-vāsīthe inhabitants of Kulīna-grāma
  5. satyarājaSatyarāja
  6. rāmānandaRāmānanda
  7. mililāmet
  8. sabeall
  9. āsi’coming
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you make time to join other devotees?

Practice

Contact a devotee today and arrange a time to meet.

Live this todayDevotees Come TogetherThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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