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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 11.92

মুকুন্দদাস, নরহরি, শ্রীরঘুনন্দন ।

খণ্ডবাসী চিরঞ্জীব, আর সুলোচন ॥ ৯২ ॥

mukunda-dāsa, narahari, śrī-raghunandana

khaṇḍa-vāsī cirañjīva, āra sulocana

Translation

“Here are Mukunda dāsa, Narahari, Śrī Raghunandana, Cirañjīva and Sulocana, all residents of Khaṇḍa.

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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.

Recognizing the Devotees From Khaṇḍa

  1. 1

    Mukunda dāsa and Narahari are pointed out.

  2. 2

    Śrī Raghunandana, Cirañjīva and Sulocana are also named.

  3. 3

    All five are residents of Khaṇḍa.

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:

Later, when the devotees from Bengal came to see Him, He returned to Jagannātha Purī. While Advaita Ācārya and the other devotees were coming to Jagannātha Purī, Svarūpa Dāmodara and Govinda, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s two personal assistants, went to receive all the devotees with garlands.
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. mukunda-dāsaMukunda dāsa
  2. narahariNarahari
  3. śrī-raghunandanaŚrī Raghunandana
  4. khaṇḍa-vāsīresidents of Khaṇḍa
  5. cirañjīvaCirañjīva
  6. āraand
  7. sulocanaSulocana
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which names in this group can I remember?

Practice

Read the five names aloud, noting that all are residents of Khaṇḍa.

Live this todayRecognizing the Devotees From KhaṇḍaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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