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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.61

পাণ্ডুবিজয় তবে করে সেবকগণে ।

জগন্নাথ বসিলা গিয়া নিজ সিংহাসনে ॥ ৬১ ॥

pāṇḍu-vijaya tabe kare sevaka-gaṇe

jagannātha vasilā giyā nija-siṁhāsane

Translation

All the servants of Lord Jagannātha then took Him down from the car, and the Lord went to sit on His throne.

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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.

The Servants Attend Lord Jagannātha

  1. 1

    All the servants of Lord Jagannātha took part in attending Him.

  2. 2

    They took Him down from the car.

  3. 3

    Lord Jagannātha then went to sit on His throne.

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:

He then took the opportunity to massage the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The Lord, in His ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa, immediately embraced the King and thus bestowed mercy upon him.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. pāṇḍu-vijayathe getting down from the car
  2. tabeat that time
  3. karedo
  4. sevaka-gaṇeall the servants
  5. jagannāthaLord Jagannātha
  6. vasilāsat
  7. giyāgoing
  8. nija-siṁhāsaneon His own throne
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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: “servants”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about the servants’ role in attending Lord Jagannātha?

Practice

Reread the verse and name the specific service the servants performed.

Live this todayThe Servants Attend Lord JagannāthaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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