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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 12.42Madhya 12.44

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.43

প্রভুপদে প্রেমভক্তি জানাইল রাজার ।

প্রসঙ্গ পাঞা ঐছে কহে বারবার ॥ ৪৩ ॥

prabhu-pade prema-bhakti jānāila rājāra

prasaṅga pāñā aiche kahe bāra-bāra

Translation

At that time, Rāmānanda Rāya informed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu about the ecstatic love of the King. Indeed, as soon as there was some opportunity, he repeatedly informed the Lord about the King.

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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.

Speaking of Another’s Love for the Lord

  1. 1

    Rāmānanda Rāya informed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu about the King’s ecstatic love.

  2. 2

    He spoke about the King as soon as there was an opportunity.

  3. 3

    He repeatedly brought the King to the Lord’s attention.

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:

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. The prince visited the Lord dressed like a Vaiṣṇava, and this awakened remembrance of Kṛṣṇa.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhu-padeunto the lotus feet of the Lord
  2. prema-bhaktiecstatic love
  3. jānāilainformed
  4. rājāraof the King
  5. prasaṅgadiscussion
  6. pāñāgetting
  7. aichethus
  8. kahesays
  9. bāra-bāraagain and again
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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

Do I notice and appreciate another person’s love for the Lord?

Practice

Take a moment today to acknowledge someone’s expressed love for the Lord.

Live this todaySpeaking of Another’s Love for the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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