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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 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Madhya 11.120-121Madhya 11.123

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.122

প্রভুর আজ্ঞা পালিহ দুঁহে সাবধান হঞা ।

আজ্ঞা নহে, তবু করিহ, ইঙ্গিত বুঝিয়া ॥ ১২২ ॥

prabhura ājñā pāliha duṅhe sāvadhāna hañā

ājñā nahe, tabu kariha, iṅgita bujhiyā

Translation

“The orders of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu must be carefully carried out. Although the Lord may not give direct orders, you are still to carry out His desires simply by understanding His indications.”

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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.

Carefully Follow the Lord’s Orders and Indications

  1. 1

    The orders of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu must be carefully carried out.

  2. 2

    The Lord may not always give direct orders.

  3. 3

    Even then, those serving Him are to understand His indications and carry out His desires.

How it feels

Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.

The mood of Madhya 11 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

While Advaita Ācārya and the other devotees were coming to Jagannātha Purī, Svarūpa Dāmodara and Govinda, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s two personal assistants, went to receive all the devotees with garlands. From the roof of his palace, King Pratāparudra could see all the devotees arriving.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhuraof Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. ājñāthe order
  3. pālihacarry out
  4. duṅheboth of you
  5. sāvadhānacareful
  6. hañābecoming
  7. ājñā nahealthough there is no direct order
  8. tabustill
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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: “serving”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I become more attentive and careful in following Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s instructions?

Practice

Review one instruction of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu you have studied and choose one concrete way to follow it carefully today.

Live this todayCarefully Follow the Lord’s Orders and IndicationsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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