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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 11.65Madhya 11.67

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.66

হেনকালে আইলা তথা গোপীনাথাচার্য ।

রাজাকে আশীর্বাদ করি’ কহে, — শুন ভট্টাচার্য ॥ ৬৬ ॥

hena-kāle āilā tathā gopīnāthācārya

rājāke āśīrvāda kari’ kahe, — śuna bhaṭṭācārya

Translation

At this time, Gopīnātha Ācārya came there while Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya was with King Pratāparudra. Being a brāhmaṇa, he offered his benediction to the King and addressed Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya as follows.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Meeting Others with Respect

  1. 1

    Gopīnātha Ācārya arrived while Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya was with King Pratāparudra.

  2. 2

    Being a brāhmaṇa, Gopīnātha Ācārya offered his benediction to the King.

  3. 3

    He then addressed Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya.

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. hena-kāleduring this time
  2. āilācame
  3. tathāthere
  4. gopīnātha-ācāryaGopīnātha Ācārya
  5. rājākeunto the King
  6. āśīrvāda kari’offering a benediction
  7. kahesaid
  8. śuna bhaṭṭācāryamy dear Bhaṭṭācārya, kindly listen
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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”

  • 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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I show respect when joining others in conversation?

Practice

Offer a respectful greeting before beginning a conversation today.

Live this todayMeeting Others with RespectThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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