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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.35

প্রভু কহে, — রায়, দেখিলে কমলনয়ন ?

রায় কহে — এবে যাই পাব দরশন ॥ ৩৫ ॥

prabhu kahe, — rāya, dekhile kamala-nayana?

rāya kahe, — ebe yāi pāba daraśana

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu next asked Rāmānanda Rāya, “Have you already visited the temple of the lotus-eyed Lord Jagannātha?”

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Remember to Visit Lord Jagannātha

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Rāmānanda Rāya whether he had already visited Lord Jagannātha’s temple.

  2. 2

    Lord Jagannātha is described as lotus-eyed.

  3. 3

    Rāmānanda Rāya replied that he would now go visit the temple.

Key points from the purport
  • Rāmānanda Rāya replied, “I shall now go visit the temple.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

At this time Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya returned from his governmental post, and he praised King Pratāparudra highly in Lord Caitanya’s presence. Because of this, the Lord became a little soft.
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 said
  2. rāyaMy dear Rāmānanda Rāya
  3. dekhilehave you seen
  4. kamala-nayanathe lotus-eyed Lord Jagannātha
  5. rāya kaheRāmānanda Rāya replied
  6. ebe yāinow I shall go
  7. pāba daraśanaI shall visit the temple
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I make time to visit the Lord’s temple?

Practice

Set aside a moment today to plan your next visit to the Lord’s temple.

Live this todayRemember to Visit Lord JagannāthaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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