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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 13.115Madhya 13.117

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.116

জগন্নাথে নেত্র দিয়া সবে নাচে, গায় ।

কীর্তনীয়া সহ প্রভু পাছে পাছে যায় ॥ ১১৬ ॥

jagannāthe netra diyā sabe nāce, gāya

kīrtanīyā saha prabhu pāche pāche yāya

Translation

While dancing and singing, all the devotees in front of Lord Jagannātha kept their eyes on Him. Caitanya Mahāprabhu then went to the end of the procession with the saṅkīrtana performers.

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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.

Keeping Attention on Lord Jagannātha

  1. 1

    The devotees danced and sang in front of Lord Jagannātha.

  2. 2

    While dancing and singing, all the devotees kept their eyes on Him.

  3. 3

    Caitanya Mahāprabhu then went to the end of the procession with the saṅkīrtana performers.

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:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu divided His saṅkīrtana party into seven divisions. With two mṛdaṅgas in each division, there were altogether fourteen mṛdaṅgas.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. jagannātheon Lord Jagannātha
  2. netrathe eyes
  3. diyākeeping
  4. sabeall the devotees
  5. nāce gāyadance and sing
  6. kīrtanīyāthe performers of saṅkīrtana
  7. sahawith
  8. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  9. pāche pācheat the rear
  10. yāyagoes forward
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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: “saṅkīrtana”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from the devotees keeping their eyes on Lord Jagannātha while singing and dancing?

Practice

Spend one quiet minute reflecting on Lord Jagannātha, gently returning your attention to Him whenever it wanders.

Live this todayKeeping Attention on Lord JagannāthaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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