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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 11.158 Madhya 11.161

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Madhya 11.159-160

আচার্যরত্ন, বিদ্যানিধি, পণ্ডিত গদাধর ।

গঙ্গাদাস, হরিভট্ট, আচার্য পুরন্দর ॥ ১৫৯ ॥

ācāryaratna, vidyānidhi, paṇḍita gadādhara

gaṅgādāsa, hari-bhaṭṭa, ācārya purandara

Translation

Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then again and again embraced all the devotees, including Ācāryaratna, Vidyānidhi, Paṇḍita Gadādhara, Gaṅgādāsa, Hari Bhaṭṭa and Ācārya Purandara. The Lord described their good qualities and glorified them again and again.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Glorifies His Devotees

1
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu embraces all the devotees again and again.
2
Those embraced include Ācāryaratna, Vidyānidhi, Paṇḍita Gadādhara, Gaṅgādāsa, Hari Bhaṭṭa and Ācārya Purandara.
3
The Lord describes their good qualities and repeatedly glorifies them.

How it feels

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

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

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

The King discussed the devotees with Gopīnātha Ācārya, and he mentioned that the devotees were accepting prasādam without observing the regulative principles governing pilgrimages. They accepted prasādam without having shaved, and they neglected to fast in a holy place.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

ācāryaratnaĀcāryaratna
vidyānidhiVidyānidhi
paṇḍita gadādharaPaṇḍita Gadādhara
gaṅgādāsaGaṅgādāsa
hari-bhaṭṭaHari Bhaṭṭa
ācārya purandaraĀcārya Purandara
pratyekeeach and every one of them
sabāraof all of them

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”
Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “hari”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I take time to notice and speak about devotees’ good qualities?

Practice

Tell a devotee one specific good quality you appreciate in them.

Live this todayThe Lord Glorifies His DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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