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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 14: Performance of the Vṛndāvana Pastimes
Madhya 14.163Madhya 14.165

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.164

এত শুনি’ বাড়ে প্রভুর আনন্দ-সাগর ।

‘কহ, কহ’ কহে প্রভু, বলে দামোদর ॥ ১৬৪ ॥

eta śuni’ bāḍe prabhura ānanda-sāgara

‘kaha, kaha’ kahe prabhu, bale dāmodara

Translation

As Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard these talks, His ocean of transcendental bliss increased. He therefore told Svarūpa Dāmodara, “Go on speaking, go on speaking.” And thus Svarūpa Dāmodara continued.

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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.

Hearing Increases Mahāprabhu’s Transcendental Bliss

  1. 1

    As Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard these talks, His ocean of transcendental bliss increased.

  2. 2

    He told Svarūpa Dāmodara, “Go on speaking, go on speaking.”

  3. 3

    Svarūpa Dāmodara continued speaking at His request.

How it feels

Intimacy and ecstatic play. Mercy to Pratāparudra and discussion of the gopīs reveal deep relational sweetness.

The mood of Madhya 14 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 14: Performance of the Vṛndāvana Pastimes

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

For nine continuous days during Ratha-yātrā, the Lord remained at Sundarācala, and on the fifth day He and Svarūpa Dāmodara observed the pastimes of Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune. During that time, there was much talk about the pastimes of the gopīs.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. eta śuni’hearing this
  2. bāḍeincreased
  3. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. ānanda-sāgarathe ocean of transcendental bliss
  5. kaha kahago on speaking
  6. kahe prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued to request
  7. bale dāmodaraDāmodara Gosvāmī continued to reply
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s eagerness to hear more?

Practice

Reread the translation once, paying attention to His repeated request to continue.

Live this todayHearing Increases Mahāprabhu’s Transcendental BlissThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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