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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 11.241 Madhya 11.243

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.242

এই ত’ কহিলুঁ প্রভুর কীর্তন-বিলাস ।

যেবা ইহা শুনে, হয় চৈতন্যের দাস ॥ ২৪২ ॥

ei ta’ kahiluṅ prabhura kīrtana-vilāsa

yebā ihā śune, haya caitanyera dāsa

Translation

In this way I have explained the Lord’s pastime of saṅkīrtana, and I bless everyone with this benediction: By listening to this description, one will surely become a servant of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Listening Leads to Service

1
The narrator has explained the Lord’s pastime of saṅkīrtana.
2
He offers a benediction to everyone who listens to this description.
3
By listening, one will surely become a servant of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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

Madhya 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After this, the Lord began performing saṅkīrtana, dividing all the devotees into four groups. After saṅkīrtana, all the devotees left for their residential quarters.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in Madhya 11

Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

ei ta’ kahiluṅthus I have explained
prabhuraof the Lord
kīrtana-vilāsapastimes in saṅkīrtana
yebāanyone who
ihāthis
śunelistens to
hayabecomes
caitanyera dāsaa servant of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “bless”
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: “saṅkīrtana”
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: “servant”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this benediction shape your desire to listen to the Lord’s pastimes?

Practice

Read the description of the Lord’s saṅkīrtana aloud today and listen attentively.

Live this todayListening Leads to ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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