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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Madhya 11.159-160Madhya 11.162

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.161

সবারে সম্মানি’ প্রভুর হইল উল্লাস ।

হরিদাসে না দেখিয়া কহে, — কাহাঁ হরিদাস ॥ ১৬১ ॥

sabāre sammāni’ prabhura ha-ila ullāsa

haridāse nā dekhiyā kahe, — kāhāṅ haridāsa

Translation

After thus offering respect to each and every devotee, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became very jubilant. However, not seeing Haridāsa Ṭhākura, He inquired, “Where is Haridāsa?”

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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.

Respecting Each Devotee and Noticing the Absent

  1. 1

    Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu offers respect to each and every devotee.

  2. 2

    After doing so, He becomes very jubilant.

  3. 3

    Not seeing Haridāsa Ṭhākura, He asks, “Where is Haridāsa?”

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:

Haridāsa Ṭhākura also came, and due to his humble and submissive attitude, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave him a nice solitary place near the temple. After this, the Lord began performing saṅkīrtana, dividing all the devotees into four groups.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sabāre sammāni’respecting everyone
  2. prabhuraof the Lord
  3. ha-ilathere was
  4. ullāsajubilation
  5. haridāseHaridāsa Ṭhākura
  6. nā dekhiyāwithout seeing
  7. kahesays
  8. kāhāṅ haridāsawhere is Haridāsa
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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: “haridāsa”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I notice when someone is missing, even during a joyful gathering?

Practice

Reach out to one person you have missed seeing recently.

Live this todayRespecting Each Devotee and Noticing the AbsentThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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