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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 12: The Cleansing of the Guṇḍicā Temple
Madhya 12.165Madhya 12.167

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.166

যদ্যপি প্রেমাবেশে প্রভু হৈলা অস্থির ।

সময় বুঝিয়া প্রভু হৈলা কিছু ধীর ॥ ১৬৬ ॥

yadyapi premāveśe prabhu hailā asthira

samaya bujhiyā prabhu hailā kichu dhīra

Translation

Just by remembering the pastimes of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was agitated by ecstatic love. But considering the time and circumstance, He remained somewhat patient.

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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.

Ecstatic Love and Thoughtful Patience

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remembered the pastimes of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

  2. 2

    Simply by remembering those pastimes, He was agitated by ecstatic love.

  3. 3

    Considering the time and circumstance, He remained somewhat patient.

How it feels

Purification through joyful service. Collective cleansing becomes a visible devotional act before Ratha-yātrā.

The mood of Madhya 12 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 12: The Cleansing of the Guṇḍicā Temple

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

This incident is very significant, for it awoke within the devotee ecstatic love. Then the son of Advaita Prabhu named Gopāla fainted during kīrtana, and when he did not come to his senses, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu favored him by awakening him.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. yadyapialthough
  2. prema-āveśein ecstatic love
  3. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. hailābecame
  5. asthiraagitated
  6. samaya bujhiyāunderstanding the time and circumstances
  7. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  8. hailābecame
  9. kichusomewhat
  10. dhīrapatient
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “ecstatic love”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can considering the time and circumstance help me respond patiently?

Practice

When a strong feeling arises today, pause to consider the time and circumstance before responding.

Live this todayEcstatic Love and Thoughtful PatienceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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