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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 12.65Madhya 12.67

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.66

বিদায় হঞা রায় আইল রাজপুত্রে লঞা ।

রাজা সুখ পাইল পুত্রের চেষ্টা দেখিয়া ॥ ৬৬ ॥

vidāya hañā rāya āila rāja-putre lañā

rājā sukha pāila putrera ceṣṭā dekhiyā

Translation

Rāmānanda Rāya and the boy then departed from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and Rāmānanda took him back to the King’s palace. The King was very happy when he heard of his son’s activities.

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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.

The King Rejoices in His Son’s Activities

  1. 1

    Rāmānanda Rāya and the boy departed from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    Rāmānanda took the boy back to the King’s palace.

  3. 3

    The King was very happy when he heard of his son’s activities.

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. vidāya hañātaking leave
  2. rāyaRāmānanda Rāya
  3. āilacame back
  4. rāja-putre lañātaking the King’s son
  5. rājāthe King
  6. sukha pāilafelt great happiness
  7. putreraof his son
  8. ceṣṭāactivities
  9. dekhiyāseeing
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do you respond when you hear about someone else’s devotional activities?

Practice

Today, listen with appreciation when someone shares a devotional experience.

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