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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 12.32Madhya 12.34

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.33

এক যুক্তি আছে, যদি কর অবধান ।

তুমি না মিলিলেহ তাঁরে, রহে তাঁর প্রাণ ॥ ৩৩ ॥

eka yukti āche, yadi kara avadhāna

tumi nā milileha tāṅre, rahe tāṅra prāṇa

Translation

Nityānanda Prabhu then submitted one suggestion for the Lord’s consideration. “There is a way,” He suggested, “by which You need not meet the King but which would enable the King to continue living.

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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.

A Thoughtful Suggestion for the Lord

  1. 1

    Nityānanda Prabhu submitted a suggestion for the Lord’s consideration.

  2. 2

    He proposed a way that would not require the Lord to meet the King.

  3. 3

    His suggestion would enable the King to continue living.

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:

At that time Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu devised a plan, and He sent a piece of the Lord’s outward garment to the King. The next day, when Rāmānanda Rāya again entreated Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to see the King, the Lord, denying the request, asked Rāmānanda Rāya to bring the King’s son before Him.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. eka yuktione plan
  2. āchethere is
  3. yadiif
  4. kara avadhānaYou consider it
  5. tumiYou
  6. nā mililehamay not meet
  7. tāṅrewith him
  8. raheremains
  9. tāṅrahis
  10. prāṇalife
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I consider another person’s need without disregarding someone else’s wishes?

Practice

When offering help today, pause to consider the needs of everyone involved.

Live this todayA Thoughtful Suggestion for the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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