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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 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Madhya 11.128 Madhya 11.130

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.129

শ্রীবাসাদি করিল প্রভুর চরণ বন্দন ।

প্রত্যেকে করিল প্রভু প্রেম-আলিঙ্গন ॥ ১২৯ ॥

śrīvāsādi karila prabhura caraṇa vandana

pratyeke karila prabhu prema-āliṅgana

Translation

After this, all the devotees, headed by Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura, offered prayers to the lotus feet of the Lord, and the Lord embraced each and every one of them in great love and ecstasy.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Each Devotee Receives the Lord’s Embrace

1
All the devotees were headed by Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura.
2
They offered prayers to the lotus feet of the Lord.
3
The Lord embraced each and every devotee in great love and ecstasy.

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

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

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

From the roof of his palace, King Pratāparudra could see all the devotees arriving. Gopīnātha Ācārya stood on the roof with the King, and, following Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya’s instructions, identified each and every devotee.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

śrīvāsa-ādidevotees headed by Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura
kariladid
prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
caraṇa vandanaworshiping the lotus feet
pratyeketo everyone
kariladid
prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
prema-āliṅganaembracing in love

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “embraced”
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”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the Lord’s embrace of each and every devotee invite me to reflect on?

Practice

Reread the words “each and every one” and pause to appreciate the love shown to every devotee.

Live this todayEach Devotee Receives the Lord’s EmbraceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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