1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min
Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.163
মিলন-স্থানে আসি’ প্রভুরে না মিলিলা ।
রাজপথ-প্রান্তে দূরে পড়িয়া রহিলা ॥ ১৬৩ ॥
milana-sthāne āsi’ prabhure nā mililā
rājapatha-prānte dūre paḍiyā rahilā
Haridāsa Ṭhākura did not come to the Lord’s meeting place but remained fallen flat on the common road at a distance.
Read this verse on Vedabase.ioThis verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.
Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Haridāsa Ṭhākura does not enter the Lord’s meeting place.
He remains at a distance on the common road.
He stays fallen flat rather than approaching the gathering.
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
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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “fallen”
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”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to me about Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s position outside the gathering?
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on Haridāsa Ṭhākura remaining flat on the road at a distance.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
Ask Caitanya CaritamrtaHave a question about CC Madhya 11.163? Get an answer from the verses themselves.