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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 11.130

একে একে সর্বভক্তে কৈল সম্ভাষণ ।

সবা লঞা অভ্যন্তরে করিলা গমন ॥ ১৩০ ॥

eke eke sarva-bhakte kaila sambhāṣaṇa

sabā lañā abhyantare karilā gamana

Translation

The Lord addressed all the devotees one after another and took all of them with Him into the house.

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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.

Personal Attention and a Shared Welcome

  1. 1

    The Lord addressed all the devotees.

  2. 2

    He spoke to them one after another, giving each personal attention.

  3. 3

    He took all of them with Him into the house.

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:

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.

  1. eke ekeone after another
  2. sarva-bhakteto every devotee
  3. kailadid
  4. sambhāṣaṇaaddress
  5. sabā lañātaking all of them
  6. abhyantareinside
  7. karilā gamanaentered
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I give personal attention while making everyone feel welcome?

Practice

When greeting people today, acknowledge each person individually.

Live this todayPersonal Attention and a Shared WelcomeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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