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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 11.163Madhya 11.165

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.164

ভক্ত সব ধাঞা আইল হরিদাসে নিতে ।

প্রভু তোমায় মিলিতে চাহে, চলহ ত্বরিতে ॥ ১৬৪ ॥

bhakta saba dhāñā āila haridāse nite

prabhu tomāya milite cāhe, calaha tvarite

Translation

All the devotees then went to Haridāsa Ṭhākura, saying, “The Lord wants to meet you. Please come immediately.”

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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 Devotees Bring the Lord’s Invitation

  1. 1

    All the devotees go to Haridāsa Ṭhākura.

  2. 2

    They tell him that the Lord wants to meet him.

  3. 3

    They ask him to come immediately.

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. bhaktadevotees
  2. sabaall
  3. dhāñārunning
  4. āilacame
  5. haridāseHaridāsa
  6. niteto take
  7. prabhuLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  8. tomāyayou
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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

How can I help someone feel personally welcome among devotees?

Practice

Personally invite someone to join a devotional gathering.

Live this todayThe Devotees Bring the Lord’s InvitationThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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