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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 15: The Lord Accepts Prasādam at the House of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

Madhya 15.13 Madhya 15.15

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.14

পুনরুক্তি হয়, তাহা না কৈলুঁ বর্ণন ।

আর ভক্তগণ করে প্রভুরে নিমন্ত্রণ ॥ ১৪ ॥

punarukti haya, tāhā nā kailuṅ varṇana

āra bhakta-gaṇa kare prabhure nimantraṇa

Translation

Since Advaita Ācārya’s invitation has been described by Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura, I shall not repeat the story. But I shall say that other devotees also extended invitations to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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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.

Acknowledging an Account Already Told

1
Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura had already described Advaita Ācārya’s invitation.
2
The author therefore chose not to repeat the story.
3
He added that other devotees also extended invitations to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

How it feels

Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.

The mood of Madhya 15 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Madhya 15: The Lord Accepts Prasādam at the House of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

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

After the Ratha-yātrā festival, Śrī Advaita Ācārya Prabhu worshiped Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with flowers and tulasī. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, in return, worshiped Advaita Ācārya with the flowers and tulasī that remained on the offered plate and said a mantra, yo ’si so ’si namo ’stu te (“Whatever You are, You are — but I offer My respects unto You”).

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

punaḥ-uktirepetition
hayathere is
tāhāthat
nānot
kailuṅI have done
varṇanadescription
āra bhakta-gaṇaother devotees
karedo
prabhureunto Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu
nimantraṇainvitation

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: “vṛndāvana”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What can you appreciate about acknowledging another writer’s account without repeating it?

Practice

Note the two things this verse does: acknowledge the earlier account and mention the other devotees’ invitations.

Live this todayAcknowledging an Account Already ToldThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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