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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 13.39Madhya 13.41

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.40

বাসুদেব, গোপীনাথ, মুরারি যাহাঁ গায় ।

মুকুন্দ — প্রধান কৈল আর সম্প্রদায় ॥ ৪০ ॥

vāsudeva, gopīnātha, murāri yāhāṅ gāya

mukunda — pradhāna kaila āra sampradāya

Translation

Another group was formed consisting of Vāsudeva, Gopīnātha and Murāri. All these were responsive singers, and Mukunda was the chief singer.

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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.

Mukunda leads while three singers respond

  1. 1

    Another group was formed with Mukunda as the chief singer.

  2. 2

    Vāsudeva, Gopīnātha and Murāri belonged to this group.

  3. 3

    All three served as responsive singers.

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:

At that time, King Pratāparudra took a broom with a golden handle and began to cleanse the road. Lord Jagannātha took permission from the goddess of fortune and then started in the car for the Guṇḍicā temple.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. vāsudevaVāsudeva
  2. gopīnāthaGopīnātha
  3. murāriMurāri
  4. yāhāṅwhere
  5. gāyasing
  6. mukundaMukunda
  7. pradhānachief
  8. kailaformed
  9. āraanother
  10. sampradāyagroup
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “gopīnātha”

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “served”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What draws your attention to the role of responsive singing in this group?

Practice

Today, make a two-line note listing Mukunda as chief singer and Vāsudeva, Gopīnātha and Murāri as responders.

Live this todayMukunda leads while three singers respondThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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