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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 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yātrā
Madhya 13.92Madhya 13.94

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.93

রাজার আগে হরিচন্দন দেখে শ্রীনিবাস ।

হস্তে তাঁরে স্পর্শি’ কহে, — হও এক-পাশ ॥ ৯৩ ॥

rājāra āge haricandana dekhe śrīnivāsa

haste tāṅre sparśi’ kahe, — hao eka-pāśa

Translation

Seeing Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura standing before the King, Haricandana touched Śrīvāsa with his hand and requested him to step aside.

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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.

Haricandana Requests Śrīvāsa to Step Aside

  1. 1

    Haricandana saw Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura standing before the King.

  2. 2

    He touched Śrīvāsa with his hand.

  3. 3

    He requested Śrīvāsa to step aside.

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. rājāra āgein front of the King
  2. haricandanaHaricandana
  3. dekhesees
  4. śrīnivāsaŚrīvāsa Ṭhākura
  5. hastewith his hand
  6. tāṅrehim
  7. sparśi’touching
  8. kahesays
  9. haoplease come
  10. eka-pāśato one side
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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: “haricandana”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do I ask someone to make room when I need space?

Practice

If you need someone to make room today, make a clear, gentle request.

Live this todayHaricandana Requests Śrīvāsa to Step AsideThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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