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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 11.169Madhya 11.171

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.170

সর্ব বৈষ্ণব দেখি’ সুখ বড় পাইলা ।

যথাযোগ্য সবা-সনে আনন্দে মিলিলা ॥ ১৭০ ॥

sarva vaiṣṇava dekhi’ sukha baḍa pāilā

yathā-yogya sabā-sane ānande mililā

Translation

Upon seeing all the Vaiṣṇavas together, Kāśī Miśra and the superintendent became very happy. With great happiness they met with the devotees in a befitting manner.

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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.

Meeting devotees with happiness and respect

  1. 1

    Kāśī Miśra and the superintendent saw all the Vaiṣṇavas together.

  2. 2

    Seeing the Vaiṣṇavas gathered made them very happy.

  3. 3

    With great happiness, they met the devotees in a befitting manner.

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:

They accepted prasādam without having shaved, and they neglected to fast in a holy place. After Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya had explained to the King why the devotees had apparently violated the scriptural injunctions for visiting a place of pilgrimage, the King arranged residential quarters for all the devotees and saw to their prasādam.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sarva vaiṣṇavaall the Vaiṣṇavas
  2. dekhi’seeing
  3. sukhahappiness
  4. baḍavery much
  5. pāilāgot
  6. yathā-yogyaas is befitting
  7. sabā-sanealong with everyone
  8. ānandein happiness
  9. mililāmet
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “together”, “gathered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do I show happiness and respect when meeting devotees?

Practice

Greet a devotee warmly and respectfully today, in person or through a message.

Live this todayMeeting devotees with happiness and respectThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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