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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 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yātrā
Madhya 12.222Madhya 13.2

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.1

স জীয়াৎ কৃষ্ণচৈতন্যঃ শ্রীরথাগ্রে ননর্ত যঃ ।

যেনাসীজ্জগতাং চিত্রং জগন্নাথোঽপি বিস্মিতঃ ॥ ১ ॥

sa jīyāt kṛṣṇa-caitanyaḥ

śrī-rathāgre nanarta yaḥ

yenāsīj jagatāṁ citraṁ

jagannātho ’pi vismitaḥ

Translation

May the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya, who danced in front of the car of Śrī Jagannātha, be all glorified! By seeing His dancing, not only was the whole universe held in wonder, but Lord Jagannātha Himself became very much astonished.

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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 Lord’s Dancing Inspires Wonder

  1. 1

    Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The verse offers all glory to Him.

  2. 2

    He danced in front of the car of Śrī Jagannātha, holding the whole universe in wonder.

  3. 3

    Even Lord Jagannātha Himself became very much astonished to see His dancing.

How it feels

Public ecstasy with inward longing. The festival’s collective joy carries the profound Vraja mood of meeting and separation.

The mood of Madhya 13 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yātrā

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After bathing early in the morning, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw the deities (Jagannātha, Baladeva and Subhadrā) get aboard their three cars. This function is called Pāṇḍu-vijaya.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. saḥHe
  2. jīyātmay live long
  3. kṛṣṇa-caitanyaḥLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. śrī-ratha-agrein the front of the car
  5. nanartadanced
  6. yaḥwho
  7. yenaby whom
  8. āsītthere was
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What strikes you about Lord Jagannātha Himself being astonished by this dancing?

Practice

Read the translation aloud once, giving special attention to its glorification of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Dancing Inspires WonderThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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