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  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 11.143Madhya 11.145

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.144

শ্রীবাসাদ্যে কহে প্রভু করি’ মহাপ্রীত ।

তোমার চারি-ভাইর আমি হইনু বিক্রীত ॥ ১৪৪ ॥

śrīvāsādye kahe prabhu kari’ mahā-prīta

tomāra cāri-bhāira āmi ha-inu vikrīta

Translation

The Lord addressed Śrīvāsa and his brothers with great love and affection, saying, “I am so obliged that I am purchased by you four brothers.”

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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.

The Lord Expresses Loving Gratitude

  1. 1

    The Lord addressed Śrīvāsa and his brothers.

  2. 2

    He spoke to them with great love and affection.

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    The Lord felt so obliged to the four brothers that He said He was purchased by them.

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:

After this, the Lord began performing saṅkīrtana, dividing all the devotees into four groups. After saṅkīrtana, all the devotees left for their residential quarters.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śrīvāsa-ādyeunto Śrīvāsa and his three brothers
  2. kahesays
  3. prabhuthe Lord
  4. kari’giving
  5. mahā-prītagreat love
  6. tomāraof you
  7. cāri-bhāiraof four brothers
  8. āmiI
  9. ha-inubecame
  10. vikrītapurchased
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What touches me about the Lord expressing such loving gratitude?

Practice

Read the Lord’s words aloud once, pausing to reflect on His love and affection.

Live this todayThe Lord Expresses Loving GratitudeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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