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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 12: The Cleansing of the Guṇḍicā Temple
Madhya 12.216Madhya 12.218

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.217

স্বেদ, কম্প, অশ্রু-জল বহে সর্বক্ষণ ।

দর্শনের লোভে প্রভু করে সম্বরণ ॥ ২১৭ ॥

sveda, kampa, aśru-jala vahe sarva-kṣaṇa

darśanera lobhe prabhu kare saṁvaraṇa

Translation

As usual, there were transcendental blissful symptoms in Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s body. He perspired and trembled, and a constant flow of tears fell from His eyes. But the Lord checked these tears so they would not disturb His seeing the face of the Lord.

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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.

Uninterrupted Vision Amid Transcendental Bliss

  1. 1

    As usual, transcendental blissful symptoms appeared in Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s body.

  2. 2

    He perspired and trembled, and tears flowed constantly from His eyes.

  3. 3

    He checked His tears so they would not disturb His seeing the Lord’s face.

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:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took great pleasure when He saw the Jagannātha Deity after the period of the Deity’s retirement. At that time Lord Caitanya was accompanied by all the devotees, and all of them were very pleased.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. svedaperspiring
  2. kampatrembling
  3. aśru-jalatears from the eyes
  4. vaheflowed
  5. sarva-kṣaṇaalways
  6. darśaneraof seeing
  7. lobheby greed
  8. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  9. karedoes
  10. saṁvaraṇachecking
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does His checking His tears reveal about His desire to see the Lord?

Practice

Reread the final sentence today and reflect on His wish to see the Lord’s face without interruption.

Live this todayUninterrupted Vision Amid Transcendental BlissThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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