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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 14.241 Madhya 14.243

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.242

জগন্নাথ দেখি’ করেন নর্তন-কীর্তন ।

নরেন্দ্র জলক্রীড়া করে লঞা ভক্তগণ ॥ ২৪২ ॥

jagannātha dekhi’ karena nartana-kīrtana

narendre jala-krīḍā kare lañā bhakta-gaṇa

Translation

As soon as He saw Lord Jagannātha, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began to chant and dance. Afterward, accompanied by His devotees, the Lord enjoyed sporting in the lake called Narendra-sarovara.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Chanting and Dancing upon Seeing Lord Jagannātha

1
As soon as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw Lord Jagannātha, He began to chant and dance.
2
Afterward, the Lord enjoyed sporting in the lake called Narendra-sarovara.
3
His devotees accompanied Him in these pastimes.

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

Madhya 14: Performance of the Vṛndāvana Pastimes

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

He performed sporting pastimes in the water of the lake known as Indradyumna. 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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

jagannāthaLord Jagannātha
dekhi’after seeing
karenaperforms
nartana-kīrtanachanting and dancing
narendrein the lake known as Narendra-sarovara
jala-krīḍāsporting in the water
kareperforms
lañā bhakta-gaṇawith the devotees

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: “chant”

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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 immediate response to seeing Lord Jagannātha?

Practice

Take a moment today to remember Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu seeing Lord Jagannātha and beginning to chant and dance.

Live this todayChanting and Dancing upon Seeing Lord JagannāthaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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