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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 11.172Madhya 11.174

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.173

প্রভু কহে, — গোপীনাথ, যাহ’ বৈষ্ণব লঞা ।

যাহাঁ যাহাঁ কহে বাসা, তাহাঁ দেহ’ লঞা ॥ ১৭৩ ॥

prabhu kahe, — gopīnātha, yāha’ vaiṣṇava lañā

yāhāṅ yāhāṅ kahe vāsā, tāhāṅ deha’ lañā

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately told Gopīnātha Ācārya, “Please go with the Vaiṣṇavas and accommodate them in whatever residences Kāśī Miśra and the temple superintendent offer.”

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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.

Arrange Accommodation for the Vaiṣṇavas

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately asked Gopīnātha Ācārya to go with the Vaiṣṇavas.

  2. 2

    He asked Gopīnātha Ācārya to arrange their accommodation.

  3. 3

    The Vaiṣṇavas were to stay in whatever residences Kāśī Miśra and the temple superintendent offered.

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.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhu kahethe Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu said
  2. gopīnāthaMy dear Gopīnātha
  3. yāha’please go
  4. vaiṣṇava lañātaking all the Vaiṣṇavas
  5. yāhāṅ yāhāṅwherever
  6. kahethey say
  7. vāsāstaying place
  8. tāhāṅthere
  9. deha’give
  10. lañāaccepting
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “gopīnātha”

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How attentive am I to the practical needs of visiting Vaiṣṇavas?

Practice

Check whether a visiting devotee needs help finding a place to stay.

Live this todayArrange Accommodation for the VaiṣṇavasThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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