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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 12.63Madhya 12.65

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.64

‘কৃষ্ণ’ ‘কৃষ্ণ’ কহে, নাচে, করয়ে রোদন ।

তাঁর ভাগ্য দেখি’ শ্লাঘা করে ভক্তগণ ॥ ৬৪ ॥

‘kṛṣṇa’ ‘kṛṣṇa’ kahe, nāce, karaye rodana

tāṅra bhāgya dekhi’ ślāghā kare bhakta-gaṇa

Translation

The boy began to cry and dance, and he chanted, “Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa!” Upon seeing his bodily symptoms and his chanting and dancing, all the devotees praised him for his great spiritual fortune.

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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.

Chanting Kṛṣṇa’s Name in Great Spiritual Fortune

  1. 1

    The boy began to cry and dance.

  2. 2

    He chanted, “Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa!”

  3. 3

    Seeing his bodily symptoms, chanting and dancing, all the devotees praised his great spiritual fortune.

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 prince visited the Lord dressed like a Vaiṣṇava, and this awakened remembrance of Kṛṣṇa. Thus Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu delivered the son of Mahārāja Pratāparudra.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇaO Kṛṣṇa, O Kṛṣṇa
  2. kahechants
  3. nācedances
  4. karayedoes
  5. rodanacrying
  6. tāṅrahis
  7. bhāgyafortune
  8. dekhi’seeing
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “chanted”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the devotees’ praise help you appreciate the boy’s chanting of Kṛṣṇa’s name?

Practice

Take a quiet moment today to chant, “Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa!”

Live this todayChanting Kṛṣṇa’s Name in Great Spiritual FortuneThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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