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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 11.59Madhya 11.61

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.60

স্নানযাত্রা কবে হবে পুছিল ভট্টেরে ।

ভট্ট কহে, — তিন দিন আছয়ে যাত্রারে ॥ ৬০ ॥

snāna-yātrā kabe habe puchila bhaṭṭere

bhaṭṭa kahe, — tina dina āchaye yātrāre

Translation

When the King asked the Bhaṭṭācārya when the bathing ceremony [Snāna-yātrā] of Lord Jagannātha would take place, the Bhaṭṭācārya replied that there were only three days left before the ceremony.

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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.

Inquiring About Lord Jagannātha’s Bathing Ceremony

  1. 1

    The King asked the Bhaṭṭācārya when Lord Jagannātha’s bathing ceremony would take place.

  2. 2

    This bathing ceremony is called Snāna-yātrā.

  3. 3

    The Bhaṭṭācārya replied that only three days remained before the ceremony.

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:

During Anavasara, while Lord Jagannātha was resting for fifteen days, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, being unable to see Lord Jagannātha, went to Ālālanātha. Later, when the devotees from Bengal came to see Him, He returned to Jagannātha Purī.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. snāna-yātrāthe bathing ceremony of Lord Jagannātha
  2. kabewhen
  3. habewill be
  4. puchilahe inquired
  5. bhaṭṭerefrom the Bhaṭṭācārya
  6. bhaṭṭa kahethe Bhaṭṭācārya said
  7. tina dinathree days
  8. āchayethere are still
  9. yātrāreuntil the festival
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What would I like to learn about Lord Jagannātha’s bathing ceremony?

Practice

Write down the name Snāna-yātrā and its meaning: Lord Jagannātha’s bathing ceremony.

Live this todayInquiring About Lord Jagannātha’s Bathing CeremonyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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