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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 11.126

হেনকালে মহাপ্রভু নিজগণ-সঙ্গে ।

বৈষ্ণবে মিলিলা আসি’ পথে বহুরঙ্গে ॥ ১২৬ ॥

hena-kāle mahāprabhu nija-gaṇa-saṅge

vaiṣṇave mililā āsi’ pathe bahu-raṅge

Translation

In the meantime, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, accompanied by His personal associates, met all the Vaiṣṇavas on the road with great jubilation.

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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.

A Joyful Meeting with the Vaiṣṇavas

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was accompanied by His personal associates.

  2. 2

    He met all the Vaiṣṇavas on the road.

  3. 3

    Their meeting took place with great jubilation.

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.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. hena-kāleat this time
  2. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. nija-gaṇa-saṅgein the association of His personal assistants
  4. vaiṣṇaveall the Vaiṣṇavas
  5. mililāmet
  6. āsi’coming
  7. patheon the road
  8. bahu-raṅgein great jubilation
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “associates”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I express sincere joy when meeting devotees?

Practice

Offer a warm greeting to a devotee you meet or contact today.

Live this todayA Joyful Meeting with the VaiṣṇavasThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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